Adriano in Siria
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Adriano in Siria is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Roman emperor Hadrian’s love entanglements in Syria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adriano in Siria canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Adriano in Siria Context triple: [Johann Christian Bach, notableWork, Adriano in Siria]
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Target entity: Adriano in Siria Target entity description: Adriano in Siria is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Roman emperor Hadrian’s love entanglements in Syria.
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A.
The Death of Germanicus
The Death of Germanicus is a 1627 history painting by Nicolas Poussin that dramatically depicts the dying Roman general Germanicus surrounded by grieving soldiers and family, exemplifying the artist’s classical style and moral seriousness.
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B.
The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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C.
King of Rome
King of Rome was the title given to Napoleon II, the son and heir of Napoleon Bonaparte, symbolizing his intended role as successor to the French Empire.
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D.
Battle for Rome
The Battle for Rome, better known as the Battle of Monte Cassino, was a major World War II Allied offensive in Italy aimed at breaking German defensive lines and opening the road to Rome.
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E.
Galilean campaign of Vespasian
The Galilean campaign of Vespasian was the Roman military offensive in northern Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War, in which General (later Emperor) Vespasian systematically subdued Galilee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
ⓘ
opera seria ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Pietro Metastasio
ⓘ
surface form:
Pietro Metastasio's libretto "Adriano in Siria"
libretto by Metastasio ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 18th century ⓘ |
| character |
Emperor of Rome
ⓘ
Hadrian ⓘ |
| characterType | historical characters ⓘ |
| composer |
Johann Christian Bach
ⓘ
surface form:
J. C. Bach
Johann Christian Bach ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext | European court opera tradition ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | three-act opera ⓘ |
| dramaticGenre | serious opera ⓘ |
| era | 18th-century opera ⓘ |
| genre | opera seria ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arias
ⓘ
choruses ⓘ ensembles ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Hadrian
ⓘ
Hadrian ⓘ
surface form:
Roman emperor Hadrian
|
| inspiredBy | Roman history ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Pietro Metastasio ⓘ |
| librettoAuthor |
Pietro Metastasio
ⓘ
surface form:
Metastasio
|
| librettoLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hadrian
ⓘ
Hadrian ⓘ
surface form:
Roman emperor Hadrian
|
| musicalForm | through-composed scenes ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra and voices ⓘ |
| originalLibrettoTitle | Adriano in Siria self-link ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Syria ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| style | Classical period opera ⓘ |
| subject |
Roman emperor Hadrian in Syria
ⓘ
love entanglements of Emperor Hadrian ⓘ |
| theme |
duty versus passion
ⓘ
love ⓘ political power ⓘ |
| title | Adriano in Siria self-link ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
| workType | vocal music ⓘ |
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Subject: Adriano in Siria Description of subject: Adriano in Siria is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Roman emperor Hadrian’s love entanglements in Syria.
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