Alfred, a Masque

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"Alfred, a Masque" is an 18th-century patriotic stage work by Thomas Arne and others, best known for introducing the song "Rule, Britannia!".

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Alfred, a Masque canonical 2
Masque of Alfred 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf masque ⓘ
patriotic work ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
associatedSong Rule, Britannia! ⓘ
basedOn life of Alfred the Great ⓘ
centuryOfOrigin 18th century ⓘ
commissionedBy Frederick, Prince of Wales ⓘ
composer Thomas Arne ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1740 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Cliveden ⓘ
linked to: Cliveden House
genre masque ⓘ
patriotic drama ⓘ
hasPart Rule, Britannia! ⓘ
historicalContext early Georgian era ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterAdaptation opera version by Thomas Arne ⓘ
lyricist David Mallet ⓘ
James Thomson ⓘ
mainTheme British patriotism ⓘ
celebration of British naval power ⓘ
musicBy Thomas Arne ⓘ
notableFor introducing the song "Rule, Britannia!" ⓘ
originalMedium open-air performance ⓘ
patron Frederick, Prince of Wales ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformance Cliveden, Buckinghamshire ⓘ
linked to: Cliveden House
premiereOccasion celebration of the accession of George I ⓘ
setInPeriod reign of Alfred the Great ⓘ
subject Alfred the Great ⓘ
textBy David Mallet ⓘ
James Thomson ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rule, Britannia! → partOf → Alfred, a Masque ⓘ
Rule, Britannia! → originalWork → Alfred, a Masque ⓘ
Thomas Arne → notableWork → Masque of Alfred ⓘ
linked to: Alfred, a Masque