Attilio Regolo

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Attilio Regolo is an 18th-century opera seria libretto by Pietro Metastasio, dramatizing the story of the Roman consul Marcus Atilius Regulus and renowned for its themes of honor and sacrifice.

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Attilio Regolo canonical 1

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instanceOf 18th-century libretto
Italian poet
librettist
opera seria libretto
associatedWith Vienna court theatre
author Pietro Metastasio
authorInstanceOf Pietro Metastasio
basedOn Marcus Atilius Regulus
character Attilia
Barce
Fulvia
Licinio
Marcus Atilius Regulus
Publio
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Monarchy
firstPerformanceAsOpera Attilio Regolo (Hasse) 1750
genre opera seria
historicalPeriodDepicted Punic Wars
inspiredBy classical Roman historiography
language Italian
librettist Pietro Metastasio
literaryForm dramma per musica
literaryGenre tragic opera libretto
literaryMovement Arcadian classicism
mainCharacter Marcus Atilius Regulus
moralFocus conflict between personal affection and public duty
narrativeFocus Regulus’s return to Carthage to keep his oath
notableFor depiction of self-sacrifice
exploration of Roman virtue
partOf Metastasian opera seria canon
linked to: opera seria
period Baroque
setting Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
structure three acts
theme duty
honor
patriotism
sacrifice
timeOfOrigin mid-18th century
usedAsTextFor opera Attilio Regolo by Johann Adolf Hasse
opera Attilio Regolo by Johann Christian Bach
opera Attilio Regolo by Leonardo Leo
opera Attilio Regolo by Niccolò Jommelli
writtenBy Pietro Metastasio

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Pietro Metastasio notableWork Attilio Regolo