| Description: | 1763 English libretto for Thomas Arne's opera Artaxerxes. Thomas Arne most likely wrote his own libretto for Artaxerxes, which enjoyed a successful run at Covent Garden beginning on 2 February 1762. Artaxerxes follows the structure of Metastasio’s Italian libretto on the same subject; no other English-language opera has been recognized as following the principles of Metastasian opera seria. |
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| Creator(s): | Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778 |
| Creation Date: | 1763 |
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Publisher Name: J. & R. Tonson
Place of Publication: London
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| Original Creation Date: | 1763 | |
| Description: | 1763 English libretto for Thomas Arne's opera Artaxerxes. Thomas Arne most likely wrote his own libretto for Artaxerxes, which enjoyed a successful run at Covent Garden beginning on 2 February 1762. Artaxerxes follows the structure of Metastasio’s Italian libretto on the same subject; no other English-language opera has been recognized as following the principles of Metastasian opera seria. |
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47 p. 21 cm |
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| Uniform Title: | Artaxerxes. Libretto. English | |
| Added Title: | Artaserse | |
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UNT Music Library
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| Resource Type: | Musical Score/Notation | |
| Format: | Image | |
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