Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge

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Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge is a 17th-century English stage play best known today for Henry Purcell’s incidental music, including the famous Rondeau later used by Benjamin Britten.

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The Moor's Revenge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Restoration drama
stage play
tragedy
alternativeTitle Abdelazer
The Moor's Revenge
author Aphra Behn
basedOn Lust's Dominion, or The Lascivious Queen
centuryOfOrigin 17th century
countryOfOrigin England
firstPerformanceDate 1676
firstPublicationDate 1677
genre revenge tragedy
hasCharacter Abdelazer
Florella
King of Spain
Leonora
Osmin
Philip
Queen of Spain
Zarrack
hasComposer Henry Purcell
hasForm five-act play
hasIncidentalMusicBy Henry Purcell
hasIncidentalMusicWork Abdelazer, Z 570
hasInfluenced The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
hasMusicAdaptedBy Benjamin Britten
hasMusicForm suite of incidental music
hasNotableAdaptation orchestral variations by Benjamin Britten
hasNotableMovement Rondeau in D minor
hasPart Rondeau from Abdelazer
hasTheme political intrigue
race and otherness
revenge
sexual jealousy
isPartOf Restoration theatre repertoire
language English
literaryMovement Restoration literature
musicCatalogNumber Z 570
notableAs one of Aphra Behn's major tragedies
notableFor incidental music by Henry Purcell
originalAudience London theatre-goers
originalMedium live theatre
period Restoration era
setting Spain
subjectMatter Moorish prince seeking revenge at a European court
timePeriodOfWork Restoration England
writtenByWoman true

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Henry Purcell notableWork Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge
Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge alternativeTitle The Moor's Revenge
linked to: Abdelazer, or The Moor's Revenge