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Artaxerxes (opera)
| Artaxerxes | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Thomas Arne | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Vestris_as_Artaxerxes.jpg) Elizabeth Vestris en travesti in the title role in 1827 | |
| Librettist | probably Arne |
| Based on | Metastasio's Artaserse |
| Premiere | 2 February 1762 Covent Garden theatre, London |
Artaxerxes is an opera in three acts composed by Thomas Arne set to an English adaptation (probably by Arne himself) of Metastasio's 1729 libretto Artaserse.[1] The first English opera seria, Artaxerxes premiered on 2 February 1762 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden,[1] and continued to be regularly performed until the late 1830s. Its plot is loosely based on the historical figure, Artaxerxes I who succeeded his father Xerxes I after his assassination by Artabanus.
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