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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:basedOn
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gptkb:Xerxes_I_of_Persia
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:HWV_40
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:George_Frideric_Handel
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gptkbp:duration
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about 2.5 hours
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:opera
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Handel: Serse
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Italian
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gptkbp:librettist
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gptkb:Niccolò_Minato
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gptkbp:mainCharacter
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gptkb:Atalanta
Amastre
Ariodate
Arsamene
Elviro
Romilda
Serse (Xerxes)
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gptkbp:modernReception
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popular in modern times
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gptkbp:notableAria
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gptkb:Ombra_mai_fu
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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comic elements unusual for opera seria
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gptkbp:notableRecording
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Charles Mackerras (1985)
Emmanuelle Haïm (2014)
Nicholas McGegan (1997)
William Christie (1994)
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gptkbp:numberOfActs
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3
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gptkbp:originalReception
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unsuccessful at premiere
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gptkbp:premiereDate
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15 April 1738
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gptkbp:premiereLocation
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gptkb:King's_Theatre,_London
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gptkbp:revival
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20th century
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Persia
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gptkbp:structure
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contains arias, recitatives, duets, and choruses
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gptkbp:titleRoleVoiceType
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mezzo-soprano (originally castrato)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Il_pomo_d’oro
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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