Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge

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Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge is a 17th-century English stage play best known today for Henry Purcell’s incidental music, including the famous Rondeau later used by Benjamin Britten.

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instanceOf Restoration drama
stage play
tragedy
alternativeTitle Abdelazer NERFINISHED
The Moor's Revenge NERFINISHED
author Aphra Behn NERFINISHED
basedOn Lust's Dominion, or The Lascivious Queen NERFINISHED
centuryOfOrigin 17th century
countryOfOrigin England
firstPerformanceDate 1676
firstPublicationDate 1677
genre revenge tragedy
hasCharacter Abdelazer NERFINISHED
Florella NERFINISHED
King of Spain
Leonora NERFINISHED
Osmin NERFINISHED
Philip NERFINISHED
Queen of Spain NERFINISHED
Zarrack NERFINISHED
hasComposer Henry Purcell NERFINISHED
hasForm five-act play
hasIncidentalMusicBy Henry Purcell NERFINISHED
hasIncidentalMusicWork Abdelazer, Z 570 NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra NERFINISHED
hasMusicAdaptedBy Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED
hasMusicForm suite of incidental music
hasNotableAdaptation orchestral variations by Benjamin Britten
hasNotableMovement Rondeau in D minor
hasPart Rondeau from Abdelazer NERFINISHED
hasTheme political intrigue
race and otherness
revenge
sexual jealousy
isPartOf Restoration theatre repertoire
language English
literaryMovement Restoration literature
musicCatalogNumber Z 570 NERFINISHED
notableAs one of Aphra Behn's major tragedies
notableFor incidental music by Henry Purcell
originalAudience London theatre-goers
originalMedium live theatre
period Restoration era
setting Spain NERFINISHED
subjectMatter Moorish prince seeking revenge at a European court
timePeriodOfWork Restoration England
writtenByWoman true

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Henry Purcell notableWork Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge