Amastre

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Amastre is a character in George Frideric Handel’s opera "Serse," typically portrayed as a noblewoman disguised as a man and entangled in the opera’s central romantic and political intrigues.

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Amastre canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Handel character
fictional character
opera character
appearsIn Serse
appearsInOperaBy George Frideric Handel
associatedWith Arsamene
Romilda
Serse (character)
linked to: Serse
composerOfWorkAppearedIn George Frideric Handel
createdBy George Frideric Handel
disguise man
dramaticFunction drives political plot
drives romantic plot
entangledIn political intrigues
romantic intrigues
fictionalUniverse Serse
firstAppearedIn Serse
languageOfWork Italian
mediumOfPerformance contralto
mezzo-soprano
notableCharacteristic disguise
emotional complexity
loyalty
portrayedAs noblewoman
roleType trouser role
settingOfStory Persian Empire
linked to: Persian Empires
workGenre opera seria
workPremiereCity London
linked to: London, England
workPremiereYear 1738

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Serse character Amastre
HWV 40 hasCharacter Amastre
Il Xerse hasCharacter Amastre