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English opera by Thomas Arne
Artaxerxes is an opera in three acts composed by Thomas Arne set to an English adaptation (probably by Arne himself) of Metastasio's 1729 libretto Artaserse
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Artaxerxes
Art form combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
comic opera, with his greatest success being Thomas and Sally in 1760. His opera Artaxerxes (1762) was the first attempt to set a full-blown opera seria
Opera
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 486 to 465 BC
Darius, the firstborn son, murdered by Artaxerxes I or Artabanus Hystaspes, murdered by Artaxerxes I Artaxerxes I Rhodogune Amytis, wife of Megabyzus By
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Achaemenid Empire Queen consort
affairs during the long reign of their son Artaxerxes I. She died in early 424 BC, aged nearly ninety, with Artaxerxes himself dying soon after. "Amastris,
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popular opera. The first work in which the composer tried to reform the excesses of Italian opera seria. 1762 Artaxerxes (Arne). The first opera seria in
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English composer (1710–1778)
Cambridge University Press. pp. 628–629. Artaxerxes Archived 7 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine "Arne: Artaxerxes". The Mozartists. Retrieved 19 June 2024
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Aspect of musical history
Artaxerxes (1762)—in English—and L'Olimpiade (1765)—in Italian—both with libretto by Pietro Metastasio. In Denmark, King Federick V protected opera and
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Persian Queen, wife of Darius II, mother of Artaxerxes II
children, including Artaxerxes II and Cyrus the Younger. Ancient sources sometimes mistakenly describe her as a daughter of Artaxerxes I, but modern scholarship
Parysatis
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to: Stateira (wife of Artaxerxes II) Stateira (wife of Darius III) Stateira (wife of Alexander the Great) La Statira (1726), opera by Tomaso Albinoni Statira
Stateira
Music genre
triumphantly in Thomas and Sally (1760). His opera Artaxerxes (1762) was the first attempt to set a full-blown opera seria in English and was a huge success
Opera_in_English
Christopher Sly, Postcard from Morocco Thomas Arne (1710–1778): Alfred, Artaxerxes, Comus, The Cooper, Eliza, The Fairy Prince, Love in a Village, Rosamond
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English operatic tenor
The Royal Opera, Staples has sung Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Narraboth in Salome, and Artabenes in Arne's Artaxerxes. He has also sung at opera houses in
Andrew_Staples
Musical artist
Polly in the Beggar's Opera. She went on to Covent Garden, as Mandane in Artaxerxes, Rosetta in Love in a Village, Adriana in the Comedy of Errors, and Clara
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Baroque opera
adapted from Metastasio Artaxerxes, 1762 opera by Thomas Arne, using an English translation of Metastasio's libretto Artaserse, 1774 opera by Josef Mysliveček
Artaserse_(Vinci)
English opera singer (1802–1867)
public at Drury Lane Theatre in January 1821, as Mandane in Thomas Arne's Artaxerxes, caused a sensation, as much for her youth and looks as for her fresh
Mary_Anne_Wilson
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Ahasuerus, a related name used in the Hebrew Bible, legends and Apocrypha Artaxerxes I of Persia, reigned 465–424 BC Xerces (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Xerxes
political figure Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes King Artaxerxes I of Persia Girolamo Abos: Artaserse Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes Antonio Sacchini: Artaserse (He
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Widely used opera libretto by Metastasio
a number of Italian operas, all based on a text by Metastasio. Artaserse is the Italian form of the name of the king Artaxerxes I of Persia. There are
Artaserse
Andrew Gant, 2008 (World premiere, Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival at the Hammersmith Studios) Artaxerxes, Thomas Arne, 2008 Serse, Handel, 2007 (revival)
New_Chamber_Opera
Theatre role in which an actress wears male clothing
operatic repertoire. Adès's The Tempest: "Ariel" is sung by a soprano Arne's Artaxerxes: "Arbaces" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Bellini's Bianca e Fernando: "Viscardo"
Breeches_role
Scottish baritone singer (1947–2026)
be his most notable contribution to opera in Britain. These roles included Hercules in Gluck's Alceste, Artaxerxes in Cesti's La Dori, Orpheus in Milhaud's
Henry_Herford
English operatic soprano (1734–1802)
appearing in his opera productions and performing his works in concerts. Among the roles she originated in his operas were Mandane in Artaxerxes, Sally in Thomas
Charlotte_Brent
Irish tenor and composer (1762–1826)
Covent Garden in the original productions of Thomas Arne's opera (on a Metastasio text) Artaxerxes (title role). Kelly remarked that Peretti possessed the
Michael_Kelly_(tenor)
the stage in London, where he scored great successes in Thomas Arne's Artaxerxes (1775) and, in the same year, as Carlos in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's
Myer_Lyon
Piano, K. 5 Georg Philipp Telemann – Christmas Oratorio Thomas Arne – Artaxerxes Johann Christian Bach – Alessandro nell'Indie, W.G 3 Domenico Cimarosa
1762_in_music
Legendary king of Athens who slayed the Minotaur
(1675) is an early French opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully to a libretto by Philippe Quinault, based on Ovid. Teseo (1713) is an opera seria by George Frideric
Theseus
Athenian politician and general (c. 524–459 BC)
which he would serve the king, and Artaxerxes granted this. Plutarch reports that, as might be imagined, Artaxerxes was elated that such a dangerous and
Themistocles
British stage director (born 1948)
(2009, Garsington Opera), Artaxerxes (2009, Royal Opera House), Armida (2010, Garsington Opera), La forza del destino (2010, Opera Holland Park), Betrothal
Martin_Duncan
Mythical founder of Nineveh
by Ctesias of Cnidus (c. 400 BC), who claimed, as court physician to Artaxerxes II, to have access to the royal historical records. Ctesias' account was
Ninus
Castrated male human
(not to be confused with Alexander's Bagoas) was the vizier of Artaxerxes III and Artaxerxes IV, and was the primary power behind the throne during their
Eunuch
Italian opera singer
stole from her freely. In January 1771 she began to present operas, including Artaxerxes by Thomas Arne, with Gaetano Guadagni in a leading role. Operatic
Teresa_Cornelys
Magazine Editor's Choice. She has also released recordings of Thomas Arne's Artaxerxes, Handel's Messiah with the Huddersfield Choral Society and Brahms Requiem
Elizabeth_Watts
Censorship? The 1802 Jewish Riots at Covent Garden Opera and the Career of Thomas John Dibdin". The Opera Quarterly. 18 (1): 18–25. doi:10.1093/oq/18.1.18
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Saint Laurent. In 1766, Tenducci sang the part of Arbaces in Arne's opera Artaxerxes in Dublin, delighting the public by "his exquisite singing of the air
Giusto_Fernando_Tenducci
British opera singer
'Inkle and Yarico.' Others of her favourite parts were Mandane (in 'Artaxerxes'), and the heroines in 'Polly,' the 'Duenna,' the 'Castle of Andalusia
Elizabeth_Billington
Opera by Johann Adolph Hasse (1730)
Semira. release: 2020, Label: Pinchgut Opera, Cat. PG011. Hansell, Sven (1 March 2023). "Artaserse(ii) ('Artaxerxes')". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630
Artaserse_(Hasse)
British opera singer
world premieres of two of Thomas Arne's operas: Farmer Hawthorn in Love in a Village, and Artabanes in Artaxerxes. Charles Burney commented that he "constantly
John_Beard_(tenor)
Aspect of British culture
triumphantly in Thomas and Sally (1760). His opera Artaxerxes (1762) was the first attempt to set a full-blown opera seria in English and was a huge success
Baroque music of the British Isles
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Council for the Arts. In 1963, he directed his first London opera production with Artaxerxes at the Handel Society. He went on to direct his first production
Norman_Ayrton
18th-century Italian soprano
King's Theatre, and as Arbaces in Artaxerxes by Thomas Arne. The latter is her last known appearance on the stage in an opera. Finally, in 1770 – after having
Giulia_Frasi
Tragedy by Lord Byron
Hartley Coleridge noted a resemblance to Aspasia in Plutarch's life of Artaxerxes, and claimed that her name was probably inspired by Alfieri's tragedy
Sardanapalus_(play)
1718 opera by Nicola Porpora
concerns the Athenian general Themistocles who is in exile at the court of Artaxerxes I of Persia. It is based on book 1 of Thucydides' Historiae. Artaserse
Temistocle_(Porpora)
Semi-alphabetic cuneiform script
the DNa inscription, as well as his son, Xerxes I. Later kings down to Artaxerxes III used more recent forms of the language classified as "pre-Middle Persian"
Old_Persian_cuneiform
1710 opera by Francesco Mancini
Cassani (Artaxerxes). The other cast members were Urbani (Dario), Grimaldi (Idaspe), Lawrence (Arbaces) and Girardeau (Mandane). The opera was revived
Hydaspes_(Mancini)
King of Babylon from 605 to 562 BC
well, such as the Assyrian Ashurbanipal (r. 669–631 BC), the Persian Artaxerxes III (r. 358–338 BC), the Seleucids Antiochus IV Epiphanes (r. 175–164
Nebuchadnezzar_II
Artistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1600–1750
Lutheran pastor, who wrote, in particular, a 10-hour play The Action of Artaxerxes. The dramaturgy of Symeon of Polotsk and Demetrius of Rostov became key
Baroque
Italian soprano
Regio Ducale, including the premieres of a number of works by Gluck: Artaxerxes (1741), Demofoonte (1742), La Sofonisba (1744), and Ippolito (1745). Marcantonio
Caterina_Aschieri
British actress and singer
Manchester. On 23 September 1813, she appeared at Covent Garden as Mandane in Artaxerxes, obtaining a conspicuous success, especially in the airs 'Checked by duty
Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex
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British singer
President of Murray Edwards College. They have a son and a daughter. Arne: Artaxerxes, with the Parley of Instruments, conducted by Roy Goodman, (Hyperion)
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"Petropolis" DMP · 830 831 Stateira 1916 AA Stateira (died c. 400 BC), wife of Artaxerxes II of Persia DMP · 831 832 Karin 1916 AB Karin Månsdotter (1550–1612)
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British opera singer and actress
extensively, appearing in both operas and concerts. She starred in several American premieres, including Arne's Artaxerxes and the English versions of Auber's
Elizabeth_Austin_(soprano)
British actor and theatre manager
Aimworth in Maid of the Mill (Isaac Bickerstaff), and Rimenes in the opera Artaxerxes. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Ryder, Thomas (1735-1790)" . Dictionary
Thomas_Ryder_(actor)
English actor and opera singer (died 1804)
In 1762 he was featured as Rimenes in the premiere of Thomas Arne's opera Artaxerxes, and that same year performed the role of Thomas Meadows in the premiere
George_Mattocks
British singer and actress
suited her for breeches roles, and she played the title role in Arne's Artaxerxes on 25 January 1777, Belford in Thomas Hull's Love Finds the Way, Colin
Margaret_Kennedy_(singer)
Peninsula of Turkey in Western Asia
Achaemenid Empire. Brill. p. 294. ISBN 978-90-04-09172-6. Schmitt, R. (1986). "ARTAXERXES II". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 6. pp. 656–58. Archived from
Anatolia
made her debut at Drury Lane theatre in 1780 as Mandane in Thomas Arne's Artaxerxes, and became a principal in the regular company of the theatre under the
Anna_Maria_Crouch
Opera by Josef Mysliveček
Artaserse is based on the life of king Artaxerxes I of Persia, a ruler of the fifth century B.C., son of Xerxes I. The opera opens in a moonlit garden of the
Artaserse_(Mysliveček)
Irish composer
meaning the tenor John Braham, but the piece is in fact from the opera Artaxerxes by Thomas Arne, in which Braham once performed. Free scores by P.K
Peter_K._Moran
Scottish-born soprano
initially known as a ballad singer. Her first appearance in opera was as Mandane in Artaxerxes at Drury Lane Theatre in 1831. Looking back at the season
Jane_Shirreff
sons, as well as his grandson Tirit, the son of his deceased firstborn Artaxerxes. Julian immediately sent them to Byzantium, while allowing Tiran to return
Tirit_of_Armenia
ol-Molouk; moved to California Parysatis (died c. 401–385 BC), daughter of Artaxerxes I, Emperor of Persia and Andia of Babylon Shirin (c. 575 AD – 628 AD)
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looseness” (Nussbaum, 445). On March 27, 1773, Ann sang Mandane in Arne's Artaxerxes for her benefit performance and again in 1777 (Burden, 110). In 1768 she
Ann_Catley
Darius (Darius I of Persia) 7211 Xerxes (Xerxes I of Persia) 7212 Artaxerxes (Artaxerxes II of Persia) 8740 Václav (Václav I, Duke of Bohemia) 10293 Pribina
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of the rooster on the end of their lances and relates that origin to Artaxerxes, who awarded a Carian who was said to have killed Cyrus the Younger at
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English actor and singer
title role in Selima and Azor, Linley's first opera. Vernon's last performances were Artabanes in Artaxerxes, First Bacchanal in Comus, and Truemore in The
Joseph_Vernon
Church of England during his lifetime. The Most Celebrated Aires in the Opera of Tom Thumb (London, 1733), by John Frederick Lampe Ode upon St. Cecilia’s
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German-Russian pastor, who wrote, in particular, the 10-hour play The Action of Artaxerxes. The poetry and dramaturgy of Symeon of Polotsk and Demetrius of Rostov
Russian_literature
Scottish poet and writer
production of Artaxerxes. Fergusson's literary debut came when Tenducci asked him to contribute Scots airs for the Edinburgh run of the opera. Fergusson
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American music venue
Phillida by Colley Cibber; selections from Artaxerxes by Thomas Arne; A Hymn to the Moon, from the Opera of Cynthia" Selections from Lionel and Clarissa
Concert Hall (Boston, Massachusetts)
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Thomas Arne's Artaxerxes at the St James's Theatre, and for many seasons she was a popular dramatic singer at this theatre, the English Opera House, Covent
Elizabeth_Rainforth
Bilateral relations
reconstruction was carried out "according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia" (Ezra 6:14). This is said to have taken place in the late
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English peeress
important descriptions of the fortress and city of Aswan in the era of Artaxerxes I and Darius II and Lady William worked diligently with Howard Carter
Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney
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Irish actor and theatrical manager
productions, Giusto Fernando Tenducci arranging and performing in Thomas Arne's Artaxerxes and William Bates's Pharnaces. In January 1784, Tenducci and Elizabeth
Richard_Daly
PHILIPS 464706-2. Thomas Arne "The soldier tir'd of war's alarms" (from Artaxerxes, Act 3) Catherine Bott (Mandane), The Parley of Instruments/Roy Goodman
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turmoil. Artaxerxes III (358–338 BC) achieved the throne by violent means and was rumored to have been murdered himself. His successor Artaxerxes IV Arses
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Arsinoe II Arsinoe IV Arsinoe I Arsinoe of Macedon Artakama Artaxerxes III Artaxerxes II Artaxerxes I Arthur Callender Arthur Cruttenden Mace Arthur Surridge
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