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.
Statements (32)
| 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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