Ariane
Ariane is presented as the king's daughter in Knossos who falls into an ambiguous love with both Theseus and the Minotaur. She reveals her identity to Theseus and later laments his desertion in a lyrical aria. Her role mirrors the mythic Ariadne who aided Theseus.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- 1900 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Ariadne is a figure from early Greek myth, known from the 5th century BCE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cypris, Phèdre, Watchman, Bouroun, Daedalus, Icarus, Sirens, Persephone, Pirithous, Old Man, Minotaur, Theseus, Asterion, Pasiphaë, Minos
- consort of
- Thésée
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Ariane reveals that she is the king's daughter and Thésée is the stranger – and asks for his name.”
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“Two concert performances in January 2023 at Munich’s Prinzregententheater were issued on three CDs as a complete recording by Palazzetto Bru Zane, with Amina Edris (Ariane), Kate Aldrich (Phèdre), Jean-François Borras (Thésée), Jean Sebastien Bou (Pirithoüs), Julie Robard-Gendre (Perséphone), and Marianne Croux, Judith van Wanroij, Yoann Dubruque and Philippe Estèphe in supporting roles, with the choir of Bavarian Radio and Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Laurent Campellone.”
#45906 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free
“Madeleine Smith as Ariane”
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