Attilio Regolo

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Attilio Regolo is an 18th-century opera seria libretto by Pietro Metastasio, dramatizing the story of the Roman consul Marcus Atilius Regulus and renowned for its themes of honor and sacrifice.

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Attilio Regolo canonical 1

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instanceOf 18th-century libretto ⓘ
Italian poet ⓘ
librettist ⓘ
opera seria libretto ⓘ
associatedWith Vienna court theatre ⓘ
author Pietro Metastasio ⓘ
authorInstanceOf Pietro Metastasio ⓘ
basedOn Marcus Atilius Regulus ⓘ
character Attilia ⓘ
Barce ⓘ
Fulvia ⓘ
Licinio ⓘ
Marcus Atilius Regulus ⓘ
Publio ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
firstPerformanceAsOpera Attilio Regolo (Hasse) 1750 ⓘ
genre opera seria ⓘ
historicalPeriodDepicted Punic Wars ⓘ
inspiredBy classical Roman historiography ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Pietro Metastasio ⓘ
literaryForm dramma per musica ⓘ
literaryGenre tragic opera libretto ⓘ
literaryMovement Arcadian classicism ⓘ
mainCharacter Marcus Atilius Regulus ⓘ
moralFocus conflict between personal affection and public duty ⓘ
narrativeFocus Regulus’s return to Carthage to keep his oath ⓘ
notableFor depiction of self-sacrifice ⓘ
exploration of Roman virtue ⓘ
partOf Metastasian opera seria canon ⓘ
linked to: opera seria
period Baroque ⓘ
setting Ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
structure three acts ⓘ
theme duty ⓘ
honor ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
timeOfOrigin mid-18th century ⓘ
usedAsTextFor opera Attilio Regolo by Johann Adolf Hasse ⓘ
opera Attilio Regolo by Johann Christian Bach ⓘ
opera Attilio Regolo by Leonardo Leo ⓘ
opera Attilio Regolo by Niccolò Jommelli ⓘ
writtenBy Pietro Metastasio ⓘ

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Pietro Metastasio → notableWork → Attilio Regolo ⓘ