Axur, re d'Ormus

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Axur, re d'Ormus is an opera by Antonio Salieri that exemplifies his late 18th-century dramatic style and was one of his most successful stage works.

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instanceOf opera ⓘ
associatedComposer Antonio Salieri ⓘ
basedOn Tarare ⓘ
basedOnWorkComposer Antonio Salieri ⓘ
basedOnWorkLibrettist Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ⓘ
catalogueNote Italian adaptation of the French opera Tarare ⓘ
commissionedBy Emperor Joseph II ⓘ
composer Antonio Salieri ⓘ
compositionPeriod late 1780s ⓘ
dedicatedTo Emperor Joseph II ⓘ
dramaticType serious opera with comic elements ⓘ
era late 18th century ⓘ
firstTheatre Burgtheater ⓘ
linked to: Burgtheater, Vienna
genre dramma tragicomico ⓘ
opera seria ⓘ
historicalReputation one of Antonio Salieri's most successful operas ⓘ
popular at the Viennese court in the late 18th century ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte ⓘ
librettoAdaptationFromLanguage French ⓘ
librettoAdaptationToLanguage Italian ⓘ
musicalStylePeriod Classical ⓘ
notableFeature contains large-scale ensemble finales ⓘ
features elaborate orchestration typical of Salieri ⓘ
mixes serious and comic elements ⓘ
numberOfActs 5 ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Italian ⓘ
performancePractice intended for court opera in Vienna ⓘ
periodReception highly successful at its premiere ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereCountry Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
premiereDate 1788-01-08 ⓘ
premierePlace Burgtheater, Vienna ⓘ
principalCharacter Altamor ⓘ
Arteneo ⓘ
Aspasia ⓘ
linked to: Aspasia of Miletus

Atar ⓘ
Axur ⓘ
Evelina ⓘ
Karatti ⓘ
relatedWork Tarare ⓘ
settingLocation Ormus ⓘ
settingRegion Persia ⓘ
structure recitatives and closed numbers ⓘ
subjectMatter political power and justice ⓘ
tyranny and moral virtue ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting legendary antiquity ⓘ
vocalForces solo voices, chorus, and orchestra ⓘ
workChronologyInComposerOutput late career opera of Antonio Salieri ⓘ

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Antonio Salieri → notableWork → Axur, re d'Ormus ⓘ