Act III

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Act III is one of the central dramatic sections of Claude Debussy’s symbolist musical mystery play *Le Martyre de saint Sébastien*, advancing the spiritual and theatrical narrative of Saint Sebastian’s martyrdom.

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instanceOf act of stage work ⓘ
section of musical drama ⓘ
advancesNarrativeOf martyrdom of Saint Sebastian ⓘ
associatedMovement Symbolism ⓘ
associatedReligion Christianity ⓘ
basedOn legend of Saint Sebastian ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dateOfFirstPerformance 1911 ⓘ
follows Act II (Le Martyre de saint Sébastien) ⓘ
genre symbolist musical mystery play act ⓘ
hasAuthorOfText Gabriele D’Annunzio ⓘ
linked to: Gabriele D'Annunzio
hasInstrumentation chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
voices ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Saint Sebastian ⓘ
hasParentWorkForm mystery play ⓘ
orchestral-choral drama ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage French ⓘ
hasWorkTitle Acte III (Le Martyre de saint Sébastien) ⓘ
musicStyle Impressionist ⓘ
narrativeRole advances spiritual development of Saint Sebastian ⓘ
prepares for martyrdom of Saint Sebastian ⓘ
originalPerformanceType incidental music ⓘ
spoken text with orchestral music ⓘ
partOf Le Martyre de saint Sébastien ⓘ
partOfCatalogueOfComposer works of Claude Debussy ⓘ
partOfPremiereVenueWork Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris ⓘ
positionInSeries 3 ⓘ
precedes Act IV (Le Martyre de saint Sébastien) ⓘ
setting early Christian Rome ⓘ
theatricalFunction central dramatic section ⓘ
thematicFocus mystical and religious symbolism ⓘ
spiritual trial of Saint Sebastian ⓘ
workLanguage French ⓘ

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