Venus and Adonis
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Venus and Adonis is a late 17th-century English opera by John Blow, often regarded as one of the earliest surviving English operas and a precursor to Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English opera
ⓘ
baroque opera ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
classical mythology
ⓘ
myth of Venus and Adonis ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Blow’s principal stage work ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mary of Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Restoration period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adonis
NERFINISHED
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Cupid NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntsmen ⓘ Shepherds ⓘ Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext |
court entertainment
ⓘ
masque-like production ⓘ |
| genre |
opera
ⓘ
tragic opera ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest surviving English operas
ⓘ
precursor to Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas ⓘ |
| influenced | Dido and Aeneas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | Henry Purcell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Aphra Behn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria | Hark, the echoing air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | often performed with period instruments ⓘ |
| period | late 17th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate | circa 1683 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Court of Charles II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Dido and Aeneas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
small baroque orchestra
ⓘ
voices and continuo ⓘ |
| setting | mythological world ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and three acts ⓘ |
| style | English Baroque ⓘ |
| subject |
Adonis
NERFINISHED
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Cupid NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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fate ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ |
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