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Ariadne
Ariadne (Greek Αριάδνη), in Greek mythology (Latin Arianna), was daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the Sun-titan. She aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur (actually her half-brother) and was equally the bride of the god Dionysus.
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L'abandon d'Ariane
L'abandon d'Ariane Op. 98 (The Abandonment of Ariane or, in German, Die Verlassene Ariadne) is an opera in one act by Darius Milhaud to a French libretto by Henri Hoppenot, based on Greek mythology. It is the second of three Opéras-Minutes (Mini...
Arianna in Creta
Arianna in Creta (Ariadne in Crete, HWV 32) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Pietro Pariati's Arianna e Teseo.
The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 26...
