Arbace

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Arbace is a central operatic character in Johann Adolph Hasse’s *Artaserse*, typically portrayed as a loyal confidant entangled in the work’s political and emotional conflicts.

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Arbace canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
operatic character ⓘ
appearsIn Artaserse ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Artabano (character) ⓘ
Artaserse (character) ⓘ
linked to: Artaserse

Mandane (character) ⓘ
linked to: Mandane

Megabise (character) ⓘ
linked to: Megabise

Semira (character) ⓘ
linked to: Semira
centralThemeRelation conflict between love and duty ⓘ
loyalty under suspicion ⓘ
createdBy Johann Adolph Hasse ⓘ
linked to: Johann Adolf Hasse
genreOfWorkAppearsIn opera seria ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasMedium libretto ⓘ
music ⓘ
hasTrait loyal ⓘ
hasWorkTitle Arbace, figlio di Artabano (in some libretti) ⓘ
involvedIn emotional conflicts in Artaserse ⓘ
political conflicts in Artaserse ⓘ
isAccusedOf treason (within the plot) ⓘ
isDefendedBy Mandane (within the plot) ⓘ
linked to: Mandane
languageOfWorkAppearsIn Italian ⓘ
narrativeFunction heroic lover ⓘ
victim of political intrigue ⓘ
partOfFranchise Artaserse operatic tradition based on Metastasio’s libretto ⓘ
roleInWork central character ⓘ
confidant ⓘ
settingOfActivity Persian court ⓘ
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting ancient Persia ⓘ
linked to: Persia
typicalVoiceType castrato role (historical) ⓘ
countertenor (modern casting) ⓘ
mezzo-soprano (modern casting) ⓘ

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