Griselda

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Griselda is an opera by Alessandro Scarlatti, based on the medieval tale of patient Griselda and notable for its Baroque musical style and dramatic intensity.

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Griselda canonical 2
Patient Griselda 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
basedOn medieval legend of Griselda
tale of patient Griselda
basedOnAuthor Giovanni Boccaccio NERFINISHED
centralCharacter Griselda NERFINISHED
characteristic contrasting recitative and aria sections
ornate vocal lines
composer Alessandro Scarlatti NERFINISHED
era early 18th century
genre opera seria
hasForm da capo aria
recitative
historicalContext Roman opera seria tradition
language Italian
librettist Apostolo Zeno NERFINISHED
musicalStyle Baroque music
nationalityOfComposer Italian
notableFor dramatic intensity
expressive vocal writing
partOf Baroque opera repertoire
premiereDate 1721
premierePlace Rome NERFINISHED
settingPeriod medieval period
structure three acts
style Baroque
theme marital fidelity
patience
virtue under trial
workOf Alessandro Scarlatti NERFINISHED

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

Tales of Mother Goose hasPart Griselda
this entity surface form: Patient Griselda
Top Girls character Griselda
this entity surface form: Patient Griselda