Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge

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Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge is a 17th-century English stage play best known today for Henry Purcell’s incidental music, including the famous Rondeau later used by Benjamin Britten.

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The Moor's Revenge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Restoration drama ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
alternativeTitle Abdelazer ⓘ
The Moor's Revenge ⓘ
author Aphra Behn ⓘ
basedOn Lust's Dominion, or The Lascivious Queen ⓘ
centuryOfOrigin 17th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1676 ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1677 ⓘ
genre revenge tragedy ⓘ
hasCharacter Abdelazer ⓘ
Florella ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ
Leonora ⓘ
Osmin ⓘ
Philip ⓘ
Queen of Spain ⓘ
Zarrack ⓘ
hasComposer Henry Purcell ⓘ
hasForm five-act play ⓘ
hasIncidentalMusicBy Henry Purcell ⓘ
hasIncidentalMusicWork Abdelazer, Z 570 ⓘ
hasInfluenced The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra ⓘ
hasMusicAdaptedBy Benjamin Britten ⓘ
hasMusicForm suite of incidental music ⓘ
hasNotableAdaptation orchestral variations by Benjamin Britten ⓘ
hasNotableMovement Rondeau in D minor ⓘ
hasPart Rondeau from Abdelazer ⓘ
hasTheme political intrigue ⓘ
race and otherness ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
sexual jealousy ⓘ
isPartOf Restoration theatre repertoire ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Restoration literature ⓘ
musicCatalogNumber Z 570 ⓘ
notableAs one of Aphra Behn's major tragedies ⓘ
notableFor incidental music by Henry Purcell ⓘ
originalAudience London theatre-goers ⓘ
originalMedium live theatre ⓘ
period Restoration era ⓘ
setting Spain ⓘ
subjectMatter Moorish prince seeking revenge at a European court ⓘ
timePeriodOfWork Restoration England ⓘ
writtenByWoman true ⓘ

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Henry Purcell → notableWork → Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge ⓘ
Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge → alternativeTitle → The Moor's Revenge ⓘ
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