Mosè in Egitto

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Mosè in Egitto is an opera by Gioachino Rossini that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, notable for its dramatic choruses and sacred-historical subject matter.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
basedOn Biblical story of Moses and the Exodus ⓘ
catalogueEntry Rossini’s Neapolitan operas ⓘ
character Amaltea ⓘ
Amenofi ⓘ
linked to: Aakheperure

Aronne (Aaron) ⓘ
linked to: Aron

Elcìa ⓘ
Faraone (Pharaoh) ⓘ
linked to: Pharaoh

Mambre ⓘ
Mosè (Moses) ⓘ
linked to: Moses

Osiride ⓘ
linked to: Osiris
cityOfPremiere Naples ⓘ
commissionedFor Teatro San Carlo, Naples ⓘ
linked to: San Carlo Theatre
composer Gioachino Rossini ⓘ
countryOfPremiere Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
dramaturgicalFeature integration of biblical spectacle with opera seria conventions ⓘ
era Bel canto period ⓘ
firstPerformanceType Lenten opera ⓘ
genre opera seria ⓘ
sacred opera ⓘ
hasSacredElements true ⓘ
historicalSignificance important example of Rossini’s serious operatic style ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Andrea Leone Tottola ⓘ
musicalStyle bel canto ⓘ
notableFor dramatic choruses ⓘ
sacred-historical subject matter ⓘ
notableNumber final prayer and ensemble before the parting of the Red Sea ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
orchestrationFeatures dramatic use of orchestral color ⓘ
prominent use of chorus ⓘ
originalVersionOf Moïse et Pharaon, ou Le passage de la Mer Rouge ⓘ
linked to: Mosè in Egitto
period early 19th-century Italian opera ⓘ
premiereDate 1818-03-05 ⓘ
premiereLocation Teatro San Carlo, Naples ⓘ
linked to: San Carlo Theatre
premiereTheatreType royal opera house ⓘ
religiousContext Old Testament narrative ⓘ
revisedAs Moïse et Pharaon, ou Le passage de la Mer Rouge ⓘ
linked to: Mosè in Egitto
revisedVersionLanguage French ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereLocation Paris ⓘ
setting Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
structure recitatives, arias, ensembles, and choruses ⓘ
subject Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt ⓘ
theme conflict between love and duty ⓘ
faith and divine intervention ⓘ
oppression and liberation ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting Biblical era ⓘ

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Gioachino Rossini → notableWork → Mosè in Egitto ⓘ
Mosè in Egitto → originalVersionOf → Moïse et Pharaon, ou Le passage de la Mer Rouge ⓘ
linked to: Mosè in Egitto
Mosè in Egitto → revisedAs → Moïse et Pharaon, ou Le passage de la Mer Rouge ⓘ
linked to: Mosè in Egitto