Arbace is an opera seria in three acts by Francesco Bianchi. The libretto was by Gaetano Sertor.
The opera was forward looking in its structure, with tension gradually mounting, via an exciting prison scene ("a fore-shadowing of romanticism"[1]) to a considerable climax. Marita P. McClymonds remarks on "The use of tonality, modality, chromaticism and strong dynamic contrasts for expressive purposes, as well as the liberal use of wind instruments ..."[1]
^ abMcClymonds, Marita P (1992), 'Arbace' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera vol 1 p 162
Arbaces was the name of more than one person of classical antiquity: According to Ctesias, Arbaces was one of the generals of Sardanapalus, king of Assyria...
Arbace is an opera seria in three acts by Francesco Bianchi. The libretto was by Gaetano Sertor. The opera was forward looking in its structure, with tension...
and does not approve of Idamante's clemency toward the enemy prisoners. Arbace, the king's confidant, brings news that Idomeneo has been lost at sea while...
principal character, he becomes Alix's constant and faithful companion. Arbacès: sworn enemy of the heroes, this crafty and cruel Greek keeps turning up...
represents the Greeks who have been subordinated by Rome, and his nemesis Arbaces the still older culture of Egypt. Olinthus is the chief representative...
castrato, was rewritten by Mozart as a tenor role in 1786. Also, the role of Arbace is sometimes sung by a tenor. One speaking role, that of a sailor, is absent...
Tannhäuser. In November 2014, he made his debut with the The Royal Opera as Arbace in Idomeneo. Reviews of the production were negative but singled out de...
as Arbato, a general. Idaspe, nephew of Artaserse, disguised as Acrone Arbace, captain of the guard Mandane, daughter of the king of Media, in love with...
(Naples, 1780) Amore in Amore e Psiche by Joseph Schuster (Naples, 1780) Arbace in Arbace by Francesco Bianchi (Naples, 1781) Timante in Demofoonte (Genoa, 1781)...
Andreas Boehme Peter Patzak Television film 1984 The Last Days of Pompeii Arbaces Peter R. Hunt Television miniseries 1985 Un marinaio e mezzo Nick Tommaso...
Arbaces and Belesys rebelled against Assyria, and Arbaces emerged as the first king of Media. While names similar or identical to Deioces and Arbaces...
during the Carnival season in Venice, he sang in two works by Metastasio: as Arbace in Metastasio's Catone in Utica (music by Leonardo Leo) and Mirteo in Semiramide...
Sardanapalus Jocelyn Lane as Mirra Luciano Marin as Sammash Giancarlo Sbragia as Arbace Arnoldo Foà as Zoroaster Stelio Candelli as Hammurabi José Greci as Crisia...
Idomeneo—Sergei Baigildin (Idomeneo), Margreta Elkins (Idamante), Henri Wilden (Arbace), Leona Mitchell (Ilia), Joan Sutherland (Elettra), Australian Opera Chorus...
bell'idol mio" 1766 Milan 79 73d Recitative and aria for soprano; "O temerario arbace...Per quel paterno amplesso" 1766 Milan 36 33i Recitative and aria for tenor;...
Luis 1959: Sonatas as Capitán Casares 1959: The Last Days of Pompeii as Arbaces, High Priest of Isis 1959: Las dos y media... y veneno as Ramón 1959: Mission...
heroes are Sardanapalus, King of Nineveh and of all the Assyrian Empire; Arbaces, the prince of Medes; and a Babylonian priest, Belesis. Sardanapalus is...
unnatural for Greek men. In Siculus's account, Sardanapalus's satrap of Media, Arbaces, saw him mingling with women in the palace and quickly revolted, assaulting...
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