Vespra

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Vespra is the first-day evening segment of the Mystery Play of Elche, a medieval liturgical drama performed annually in Elche, Spain.

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Vespra canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf liturgical drama segment ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
associatedWith La Festa (Mystery Play of Elche) ⓘ
local confraternities of Elche ⓘ
audience local community of Elche ⓘ
religious pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
chronologicalOrderInWork first part ⓘ
costumeType historicized biblical costumes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
culturalSignificance element of Valencian cultural heritage ⓘ
key component of Elche’s Marian devotion ⓘ
followsLiturgicalCalendarEvent Assumption of Mary ⓘ
genre medieval theatre ⓘ
sacred drama ⓘ
hasPart angelic apparitions ⓘ
choral sections ⓘ
processional scenes ⓘ
stage machinery effects ⓘ
sung dialogues ⓘ
hasRole prepares narrative for La Festa day segment ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfOrigin Middle Ages ⓘ
language Old Catalan ⓘ
Valencian ⓘ
linked to: Catalan
liturgicalFunction vigil for the Assumption feast ⓘ
location Basilica of Santa Maria, Elche ⓘ
Elche ⓘ
musicForm monodic chant ⓘ
polyphonic passages ⓘ
narrativeFocus announcement by angels ⓘ
approach of Mary’s death ⓘ
farewell of Mary to the apostles ⓘ
partOf Mystery Play of Elche ⓘ
performanceType semi-staged liturgical performance ⓘ
performedBy adult male choir ⓘ
amateur local actors ⓘ
boys’ choir ⓘ
propType palm branch of the Virgin ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
soundElement bells of the basilica ⓘ
organ accompaniment ⓘ
subject Assumption of the Virgin ⓘ
linked to: Assumption of Mary

Virgin Mary ⓘ
timeOfPerformance evening of 14 August ⓘ
first day of the Mystery Play of Elche ⓘ
usesStageSpace heavenly stage machinery (La Mangrana) ⓘ
nave of the Basilica of Santa Maria ⓘ

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