Arbace

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Arbace is a central operatic character in Johann Adolph Hasse’s *Artaserse*, typically portrayed as a loyal confidant entangled in the work’s political and emotional conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
operatic character
appearsIn Artaserse NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Artabano (character) NERFINISHED
Artaserse (character) NERFINISHED
Mandane (character) NERFINISHED
Megabise (character) NERFINISHED
Semira (character) NERFINISHED
centralThemeRelation conflict between love and duty
loyalty under suspicion
createdBy Johann Adolph Hasse NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearsIn opera seria
hasGender male
hasMedium libretto
music
hasTrait loyal
hasWorkTitle Arbace, figlio di Artabano (in some libretti) NERFINISHED
involvedIn emotional conflicts in Artaserse
political conflicts in Artaserse
isAccusedOf treason (within the plot)
isDefendedBy Mandane (within the plot) NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkAppearsIn Italian
narrativeFunction heroic lover
victim of political intrigue
partOfFranchise Artaserse operatic tradition based on Metastasio’s libretto
roleInWork central character
confidant
settingOfActivity Persian court
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting ancient Persia NERFINISHED
typicalVoiceType castrato role (historical)
countertenor (modern casting)
mezzo-soprano (modern casting)

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