Almirena

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Almirena is a central soprano role in George Frideric Handel’s opera "Rinaldo," portrayed as the virtuous and beloved daughter of the Christian leader Goffredo.

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Almirena canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera role
soprano role
affiliation Christian forces
appearsIn Rinaldo
associatedWithTheme Christian virtue
chastity
steadfast love
basedOn characters from Torquato Tasso’s Gerusalemme liberata
capturedBy Armida
commissionedFor London opera season 1710–1711
creator George Frideric Handel
describedAs beloved
virtuous
dramaticFunction damsel in distress
heroine
father Goffredo
fictionalUniverse First Crusade
firstPerformanceTheatre Queen’s Theatre, Haymarket
gender female
imprisonedBy Armida
languageOfRole Italian
librettistOfParentWork Giacomo Rossi
loveInterestOf Rinaldo (character)
linked to: Rinaldo
nationalityInStory Christian
notableAriaFromRole Lascia ch’io pianga il crudo fato
linked to: Lascia ch'io pianga
operaPremiereCity Rome
operaPremiereYear 1711
operaTitleCharacter Rinaldo (character)
linked to: Rinaldo
originalProductionCity London
linked to: London, England
originalProductionCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
parentWorkComposer George Frideric Handel
relativeOf Goffredo
rescuedBy Rinaldo (character)
linked to: Rinaldo
roleCategory lyric soprano
roleInOperaBy George Frideric Handel
romanticPartner Rinaldo (character)
linked to: Rinaldo
settingOfStory Jerusalem
singsAria Lascia ch’io pianga
linked to: Lascia ch'io pianga
voiceType soprano
workGenre Baroque opera

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Rinaldo character Almirena
Lascia ch'io pianga character Almirena
Rinaldo character Almirena