VANCOUVER OPERA AGREEMENT
CATEGORIZATION OF ROLES
2014 - 2017
CATEGORIZATION OF ROLES
L = Lead
F = Featured
S = Supporting
B = Bit
CB = Chorus Bit
Leading Role: A Major, Principal Role. A primary character (or characters) in the Opera from whom all action spreads and around
whom all action comes together. A protagonist or antagonist. The heroine, the hero, the villain or the victim whose pivotal position at
the center of the plot is eminently vital to the development of the story. A leading role, in addition to its focal position in the plot,
bears the greatest vocal and dramatic responsibility in the opera.
Featured Role: A Distinct Outstanding Role Given Special Prominence. Not as dominant as a leading role, and not focal in its
position relative to the plot. A distinguished character nevertheless, usually requiring a quality voice and/or exceptional acting ability.
Dramatic presence, unique vocal range and/or pyrotechnical excellence. The role may have an important aria, duets, a complete
scene or a complete act. “Feature” status may also apply to a prominent character involved in the intricate ensemble of an opera
whose relationship has a complementary significance to the development of the plot, and who maintains vocal and dramatic
presence throughout the opera.
Supporting Role: A Secondary, Intermediate, Auxiliary Role, which sustains and strengthens the plot, while maintaining vocal and
acting support throughout the action of the opera. A supporting role may have an aria or a duet, considerable amount of ensemble
singing or particular acting requirements. Somewhat shorter roles which none the less fit the profile outlined above in their
importance and connection to the plot are also classified as supporting.
Bit Role: A Small Role. A minor role of limited size and scope in vocal and artistic demands, and of a lesser importance and
intensity relative to the plot. A bit role has at least twenty-four (24) measures or more, and is usually performed by a Soloist. In some
cases, the role may have less than twenty-four (24) measures and still qualify as a Solo Bit Role, because the opera has no chorus,
therefore, a chorister cannot perform it, or has no chorister who sings in that voice range. A Bit Role, may also be assigned to a
chorister. It is the components of the role as profiled above which determine its category.
Chorus Bit Role: A Small Role of Short Duration performed by a Chorister. In most cases a “Step-Out” role of no more than twentythree (23) measures of music differing from that music and text sung by the rest of the chorus. A role, possibly requiring a costume
change, in a scene not involving the chorus, of no more than ten (10) measures of music.
It is understood by Equity and the engager that these categories and definitions will be used in determining role
categorization in new works.
Adriana Lecouvreur - Cilea
Language: Italian
L
Adriana
L
Maurizio
L
Michonnet
L
Principessa
F
Abate
S
Principe
S
Quinault
S
Poisson
S
Jouvenat
S
Dangeville
B
Major-Domo
B
Chambermaid
12 Minimum Chorus
Africaine, L’ (The African Maid) –
G. Meyerbeer
Language: French
L
L
L
L
L
F
S
Selika
Ines, daughter of Don Diego
Vasco Da Gama,
officer in Portuguese Navy
Nelusko, a slave
Don Pedro, President of the
Royal Council
Don Alvar, Member of the
Council
Don Diego, Member of the
Council
S
Grand Inquisitor
S
High Priest of Brahma
S
Anna, Ines’s attendant
CB Chorus of Sailors
CB Basses I, II
CB Usher
CB Priest
Chorus of 8 Bishops
48 Minimum Chorus
Aegyptische Helena, Die (The
Egyptian Helen) - Strauss
Language: German
L
L
L
F
S
S
S
B
B
Helena
Menelas
Aithra
Altair
Da-Ud
First Servant (Dienerin)
Second Servant
Hermione
Sea-shell (Die alleswissende
Muschel)
15 or 18 Minimum Chorus
Agrippina - George Frideric
Handel
Language: Italian
L
L
Claudio
Agrippina
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L
Nerone
L
Poppea
L
Ottone
F
Pallante
F
Narciso
F
Lesbo
S
Guinone
No Chorus
Aida - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Aida
L
Amneris
L
Radames
L
Amonasro
F
Ramris
S
The King
B
A Priestess
B
Messenger
36 Minimum Chorus
Akhnaten - Philip Glass
Language: English,
Ancient Egyptian,
Akkadian, and Biblical
Hebrew
L
L
L
F
Akhnaten
Nefertiti
Queen Tye
Horemhab
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F
Pharoah
F
Amenhotep
S
Amon
S
Aye
B
Six Daughters
CB Funeral Party
24 Minimum Chorus
Albert Herring - Britten
Language: English
L
Lady Billows
L
Albert
F
Nancy
F
Sid
F
Florence
F
Miss Wordsworth
F
Mrs. Herring
F
Vicar Gedge
F
Mayor Upfold
F
Police Supt. Budd
S
Emmie (child)
S
Cis (child)
S
Harry (child)
No Chorus
16 Minimum Chorus
Amahl And The Night Visitors Menotti
Language: English
L
The Mother
L
Amahl
F
King Kaspar
F
King Melchior
F
King Balthazar
S
A Slave (The Page)
12 Minimum Chorus
Amelia Goes to the Ball - Menotti
Language: Italian
L
Amelia
L
Husband
F
Lover
S
Chief of Police
S
A Friend
B
Cook
B
Chambermaid
12 Minimum Chorus
Amico Fritz, L’ - Mascagni
Alceste - C.W. Gluck
Language: Italian
Alceste, Queen & wife
of Admetus
L
Admetus, King of Thessaly
F
High Priest
F
Hercules
S
Evander
S
Thanatos, God of death
B
Voice of Apollo
B
Herald
Mute 2 Children (of Alceste &
Admetus)
Leaders of the People:
S
Coryphee 1
B
Coryphee 2
B
Coryphee 3
B
Coryphee 4
CB Voice of Oracle
24 Minimum Chorus
Language: Italian
L
L
Alcina - Handel
Language: Italian
L
L
F
F
Alcina, a sorceress
Ruggiero, a knight
Morgana, sister of Alcina
Bradamante, betrothed to
Ruggiero
F
Oronte, Commander of
Alcina’s troops
S
Melisso, Bradamante’s
guardian
S
Oberto, a young nobleman
16 Minimum Chorus
Alessandro - Handel
Language: Italian
L
L
L
F
F
S
S
Alessandro, Alexander the
Great
Rossane, a slave
Lisaura, a princess
Tassile, King of India
Clito, Duke of Macedonia
Leonato, friend of Clito
Cleone, friend of Clito
L
L
L
B
B
B
Fritz Kobus, a rich bachelor
landowner
Suzel, a farmer’s daughter
Beppe, a gypsy
David, a Rabbi
Caterina, Fritz’s housekeeper
Federico, friend of Fritz
Henezo, friend of Fritz
18 Minimum Chorus
Amistad - Anthony Davis
Language: English
L
The Trickster God
L
Cinque
F
Antonio
F
John Quincy Adams
F
The Goddess of the Waters
F
Navigator
F
Margru/Voice 5
S
Abolitionist Tappan
S
Lieutenant/Judge
S
Don Pedro/Calderon
S
Grabeau/Voice 1/ African II
S
Bahia
S
Burnah/ Voice 3/African I
S
Kaleh/Voice 2
S
Kinna/Voice 4
B
President Martin Van Buren
B
Phrenologist
B
Lawyer
B
Cook
B
Southern Senator
B
Reporter 1
B
Reporter 2
B
Reporter 3
B
Reporter 4
B
Reporter 5
B
Reporter 6
60 Minimum Chorus
Amore Dei Tre Re, L’ (Love of
Three Kings) - Montemezzi
Language: Italian
L
Fiora
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L
Manfredo
L
Avito
L
Archibaldo
S
Flaminio
S
Old Woman
B
Serving Woman (Ancella)
B
A Youth
B
A Young Woman
B
Shepherd
18 Minimum Chorus
Andrea Chenier - Giordano
Language: Italian
L
L
L
F
F
F
F
F
S
S
S
B
B
B
B
Andrea Chenier
Carlo Gerard
Maddalena De Coigny
Mathieu
Roucher
Bersi
La Vecchia Madelon
L'Incredibile
Countess de Coigny
Fleville
Abate (The Abbe)
Fouquier-Tinville
Schmidt (The Jailer)
Dumas
Maestro Di Casa (MajorDomo)
B
Fiorineili (Pianist - if
pantomimed
by
chorister)
24 Minimum Chorus
Anna Bolena - Donizetti
Language: Italian
L
Anna Bolena
L
Lord Riccardo
L
Jane Seymour
F
Henry VIII
F
Smeton
S
Lord Rochefort
S
Hervey
18 Minimum Chorus
Anoush - Armen Tigranian
Language: Armenian
L
Anoush
L
Saro (a herdsman)
F
Mossi
S
Anoush’s Mother
S
Saro’s Mother
S
Village Elder (Kochva)
S
Ohan (a poor laborer)
B
Best Man
CB Village Watchman
Girlfriends of Anoush:
CB Girl #1
CB Girl #2
CB Girl #3
CB Girl #4
CB Girl #5
48 Minimum Chorus
Antony & Cleopatra - Barber
Language: English
L
L
L
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt
Antony, Roman general
Caesar, ruler of Rome
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L
Enobarbus, Anthony’s
comrade
F
Iras, Cleopatra’s attendant
F
Octavia, Antony’s wife
F
Charmian, Cleopatra’s
attendant
S
Agrippa, a senator
S
Eros, Anthony’s shieldbearer
S
Maecenas, a senator
S
A Messenger
S
Dolabella, Caesar’s emissary
S
Thidias, Caesar’s
ambassador
S
Alexas, Cleopatra’s attendant
S
A Soothsayer
S
A Soldier of Caesar
S
A Rustic
S
Four guards
B
Two Watchmen
B
Guardsman
CB Senator
40 Minimum Chorus
Arabella - Strauss
Language: German
L
L
L
L
F
S
S
S
S
S
S
B
Arabella
Zdenka
Matteo
Mandruka
Fiakemmilli
Adelaide
Waldner
Fortune Teller
Elemer
Dominik
Lamoral
Drei Spieler (Three
Cardplayers)
B
Velko
B
Djura
B
Jankel
12 Minimum Chorus
Ariadne auf Naxos - Strauss
Language: German
L
Ariadne
L
Bacchus
L
Zerbinetta
L
Composer
F
Music Teacher
F
Dancing Master
F
Arlecchino
F
Brighella
F
Truffaldino
F
Naiad
F
Dryad
F
Echo
F
Scaramuccio
S
Major-Domo
B
Wigmaker
B
Lackey
B
Officer
No Chorus
Ariodante - Handel
Language: Italian
L
L
F
F
Ariodante
Ginevra
King
Dalinda
F
Polinesso
S
Lurcanio
B
Odoardo
16 Minimum Chorus
Aspern Papers, The - Argento
Language: English
L
L
L
F
F
F
S
S
S
B
Juliana Bordereau (Young &
Old)
Tina
The Lodger
Aspern
Sonia
Barelli
Olimpia
Pasquale/Painter
Pasquale
Painter
Attila - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
L
L
Attila, King of the Huns
Foresto, Knight of Aquileia
Odabella, daughter of
the Lord of Aquileia
L
Ezio, a Roman general
S
Uldino, a Breton slave
of Attila’s
S
Pope Leo I (Leone)
28 Minimum Chorus
Babar the Elephant - Berezowsky
L
Babar
L
Celeste
L
Old Lady
S
Bad Boy
S
Good Girl
S
Camel
S
Julio
B
Marie
B
1st Hunter
B
2nd Hunter
Tightrope Walker (Solo Dancer)
Bareback Rider (Solo Dancer)
Clown (Solo Dancer)
Children's Chorus
B
Samantha
B
Baby's Family at Wedding
B
2 Newsboys
B
Sam, friend of Tabor
24 Minimum Chorus
Ballo Delle Ingrate, Il - Monteverdi
Language: Italian
L
Pluto
L
Venus
L
Cupid (Amor)
S
An Ingrate
12 Minimum Chorus
Ballo in Maschera, Un (A Masked
Ball) - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Riccardo
L
Renato
L
Amelia
L
Oscar
F
Ulrica
F
Sam
F
Tom
S
Silvano
B
A Judge
B
Servant of Amelia
24 Minimum Chorus
Barber of Seville - Paisiello
Language: Italian
L
L
L
L
F
S
Figaro
Rosina
Count Almaviva
Dr. Bartolo
Don Basilio
Giovinetto, old servant of
Bartolo
S
Lo Svegliato, servant of
Bartolo
B
Un Alcade, a mayor
B
Un Notaro, a notary
No Chorus
Barbiere Di Siviglia, Il (Barber of
Seville) - Rossini
Language: Italian
Ballad of Baby Doe - Moore
Language: English
L
L
L
F
F
S
S
S
S
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Baby Doe
Augusta Tabor
Horace Tabor
William Jennings Bryan
Mama McCourt
Jacob, friend of Tabor
4 friends of Augusta
4 cronies of Tabor
President Chester A. Arthur
Old Miner
Hotel Clerk
Mayor
Katie
Meg
Silver Dollar
Priest
Doorman at Tabor Grand
Footman
Bell Boy
Bouncer at Saloon
Politician
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L
Almaviva
L
Rosina
L
Figaro
L
Dr. Bartolo
L
Don Basilio
S
Berta (with aria = F)
S
Fiorello
B
Sergeant
CB Ambrogio
12 Minimum Chorus (Men Only)
Barbier Von Baghdad, Der Cornelius
Language: German
L
L
L
F
F
S
Abul Hassan Ali EBN Bekar,
a barber
Margiana, daughter of the
Cadi
Nureddin
Baba Mustapha, a Cadi
Bostana, a servant of the
Cadi
The Caliph
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B
3 Muezzins (Offstage)
B
Slave (Offstage)
CB 4 Servants of Nurredin
CB 4 Armed Men
36 Minimum Chorus
Bartered Bride, The - Smetana
Language: Czech
L
Marie (Marenka)
L
Hans (Jenik)
L
Kezal
L
Wenzel (Vashek)
F
Katinka (Ludmilla)
F
Kruschina
F
Springer (Ring-Master)
F
Esmeralda
S
Micha
S
Agnes (Hata)
B
Muff (Indian)
18 Minimum Chorus
Bassarids, The - H.W. Henze
L
Dionysus (also Voice &
Stranger)
L
Pentheus, King of Thebes
L
Agave, daughter of Cadmus,
mother of Pentheus
F
Autonoe, her sister
F
Cadmus, founder of Thebes
S
Tiresias, old, blind prophet
S
Captain of the Royal Guard
S
Beroe, old slave, nurse to
Pentheus
CB Male Bacchant in 2nd & 3rd
movement
Mute Young Woman, slave in
Agave’s house
Mute Child, her daughter
40 Minimum Chorus
Beatrice Di Tenda - V. Bellini
Language: Italian
L
Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke
of Milan
L
Beatrice Di Tenda, his wife
L
Agnese Del Maio, beloved of
Filippo
L
Orombello, Lord of
Ventimiglia
S
Anichino, friend of Orombello
and formerly minister to
Facino, Duke of Milan
B
Rizzardo Del Maio, Agnese’s
brother
32 Minimum Chorus
Béatrice et Bénédict - Berlioz
Language: French
L
L
L
F
S
S
S
S
B
B
Beatrice
Benedict, an officer
Hero, daughter of Leonato
Ursule, Hero’s companion
Don Pedro, a general
Claudio, an officer
Somarone, orchestral
conductor
Leonato, Governor of
Messina
A Messenger
A Notary
B
1st Servant
B
2nd Servant
B
A Musician
24 Minimum Chorus
Beatrix Cenci - Ginastera
L
Count Francesco Cenci
L
Beatrix Cenci
F
Lucrecia, her stepmother
F
Bernardo, her brother (boy)
S
Andrea, servant
S
Orsino, a prelate
S
Giacomo, brother to Beatrix
Speaking Olympio, assassin
Speaking Marzio, assassin
Beautiful Galathea, The - Von
Suppe
L
Galathea
L
Pygmalion
L
Midas
F
Ganymede
18 Minimum Chorus
Belle Hélène, La - Offenbach
Language: French
L
L
Helene, Queen of Sparta
Paris, son of Priam, King of
Troy
L
Calchas, High Priest of
Jupiter
L
Oreste, son of Agamemnon
L
Agamemnon, King of Argos
F
Achilles, King of Phthiotis
F
Ajax I, King of Salamis
F
Ajax II, King of Locris
F
Menelaus, King of Sparta
S
Bacchis, Helen’s attendant
S
Leoena, a courtesan
S
Parthoenis, a courtesan
24 Minimum Chorus
Benvenuto Cellini - Berlioz
Language: French
L
Benvenuto Cellini
L
Teresa
L
Giacomo Balducci
F
Ascanio
F
Fieramosca
F
Francesco
S
Cardinal Salviati
S
Pompeo
S
Bernardino
B
Cabaretier
CB Officer
40 Minimum Chorus
Betrothal In A Dream - Krasa
L
Zina
L
Marya Aleksandrovna
F
Nastasya
L
Prince
F
Paul
S
Archivist
B
Barbara
B
Sofya Petrovna
12 Minimum Chorus (Women’s
Chorus)
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Betrothal in a Monastery (The
Duenna) - Prokofiev
Language: Russian
L
Don Jerome, a rich man of
Seville
L
Ferdinand, his son
L
Louisa, his daughter
L
Antonio, in love with Louisa
L
Clara D’Almanza, friend of
Louisa
L
Mendoza, a rich fish
merchant
F
The Duenna (Margaret)
F
Don Carlos, impoverished
nobleman,friend of Mendoza
S
Father Augustine, Father
Superior of the Monastery
S
Brother Elixir, monk
S
Brother Chartreuse, monk
S
Brother Benedictine, monk
B
1st Monk
B
2nd Monk
B
Lauretta, Louisa’s
maidservant
B
Rosina, Clara’s maidservant
B
Lopez, Ferdinand’s servant
B
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Maskers
CB Pablo, valet of Mendoza
CB Pedro, valet of Mendoza
CB Miguel, valet of Mendoza
Mute Urchin
Friend of Don Jerome (plays
Cornet)
Sancho, servant of Don Jerome
(plays the big drum)
36 Minimum Chorus
Billy Budd – Britten
Language: English
L
Billy Budd
L
Captain Vere
L
Claggart
L
1st Lt./Mr. Redburn
L
Sailing Master/Mr. Flint
L
Lt. Ratcliffe
F
Dansker
F
Bosun
F
Novice
F
Donald
F
Red Whiskers
S
1st Mate
S
2nd Mate
S
Novice's Friend
S
MainTOP
B
Arthur Jones
B
Gunner's Mate
B
Childlor
36 Minimum Chorus
Bluebeard's Castle – Bartok
Language: Hungarian
L
Judith
L
Bluebeard
B
The Bard
B
3 Wives
No Chorus
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Boheme, La – Puccini
Language: Italian
L
Rodolfo
L
Mimi
L
Marcello
F
Colline
F
Schaunard
F
Musetta
S
Benoit
S
Alcindoro
CB Parpignol
CB Custom House Officer
24 Minimum Chorus (and
Children's Chorus)
Boheme, La - Leoncavallo
Language: Italian
L
L
L
L
L
F
S
S
S
S
S
Mimi, a grisette
Musette, a grisette
Marcel, a painter
Rodolphe, a poet
Shaunard, a musician
Colline, a philosopher
Barbemuche, an agent
Vicomte Paul, Viscount
Gaudens, pub keeper
Durand, a porter
Eufemie, dry cleaning girl,
friend of Shaunard
B
Le M. Du Premier, tenant on
the 1st floor
B
Le Gamin, an urchin
CB An Employee
CB Old Woman from the 3rd
floor
28 Minimum Chorus
Bohemian Girl, The - Balfe
Language: English
L
Arline
L
Thaddeus
L
Count Arnheim
L
Florestein
F
Queen of the Gypsies
F
Devilshoof
B
Captain of the Guard
B
Officer
B
Buda
18 Minimum Chorus
Abul (Dancer)
36 Minimum Chorus
Boris Godounov - Moussorgsky
Language: Russian
L
Boris
L
Dmitri
F
Marina
F
Varlaam
F
Shvisky
F
Pimenn
F
Rangoni
F
Simpleton
S
Feodor
S
Xeniz
S
Missail
S
Nurse
S
Innkeeper
S
Tchelkaloff
S
Police Sergeant (Prologue)
S
Frontier Guard (Inn Scene)
B
Boyar
B
Lovitsky
B
Tcherniakovski
CB Mitiuk
CB Kruschov
CB 2 Women
36 Minimum Chorus
Brigadoon - Frederick Loewe
Language: English
L
Tommy Algright
L
Fiona Maclaren
F
Jeff Douglas
F
Meg Brockie
F
Jean Maclaren
F
Charlie Dalrymple
S
MacGregor
S
Stuart Dalrymple
S
Sandy Dean
24 Minimum Chorus
Candide - Bernstein
Language:
L
L
L
F
Bomarzo - Ginastera
Language: Spanish
L
L
F
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
B
B
B
B
Pier Francesco Orsini (as
adult)
Silvio De Narni, Astrologer
Diana Orsini
Pantasilea
Julia Farnese
Gian Corrado Orsini
Nicolas Orsini
Girolamo (as adult)
Maerbale (as adult)
Shepherd Boy (child)
Messenger
Pier Francesco Orsini (as
child)
Maerbale (as child)
Girolamo (as child)
Skeleton (Dancer)
F
F
F
F
S
S
S
S
B
B
B
Voltaire w/Pangloss,
Business Man, Governor,
2nd Gambler, Sage.
Candide
Cunegonde
Baron w/ Grand Inquisitor,
Slavedriver, Pasha
Maximilian
Servant of Maximilian w/ 2nd
Bulgarian, Jew, Judge,
Father Bernard, 1st Gambler
Paquette
Old Lady
Huntsman w/ 1st Bulgarian,
Don #4
Baroness w/ Calliope Player,
Inquisition business
1st Westphalian Soldier w/
Don #5,
Pirate #2
2nd Westphalian Soldier w/
Governor’s Aide, Sailor #3
Heresy Agent w/ Don #6
Two Pink Sheep w/
Inquisition Business
Lion w/ Inquisition Business
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CB 1st Inquisition Agent w/Sailor
#1
CB Dons #1, #2, #3
24 Minimum Chorus
Capriccio - R. Strauss
Language: German
L
L
L
L
L
L
The Countess
The Count, her brother
Clairon, an actress
Flamand, a musician
Olivier, a poet
La Roche, director of a
theater
F
Italian Singer
F
Italian Singer
S
Monsieur Taupe, prompter
S
The Major-Domo
B
Eight Servants (4 Tenors, 4
Basses)
Mute A Young Dancer
No Chorus
Capuleti e I Montecchi, I - Bellini
Language: Italian
L
Giulietta
L
Romeo
F
Tebaldo
S
Capellio
S
Lorenzo
24 Minimum Chorus
Carmen - Bizet
Language: French
L
L
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
S
B
Carmen
Don Jose
Escamillo
Micaela
Zuniga
Dancairo
Remendado
Frasquita
Mercedes
Morales
Lillas Pastia (if acting
dialogue of Opera-Comique
version)
24 Minimum Chorus (and
Children's Chorus)
Casanova’s Homecoming - D.
Argento
Language: English
L
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
S
Casanova
Lorenzo, an abbe, friend of
Casanova
Bellino (Teresa), an opera
singer
Marquis De Lisle, nephew &
heir to Mme. D’Urfe
Mme. D’Urfe, a very mad,
wealthy, elderly widow
Giulietta, abandoned wife of
a cardsharp
Barbara, Casanova’s godchild
Marcantonio, a street urchin,
serving-boy 12-13 yrs. Old
Gabrielle, a penniless poet
(w/Gondolier = F)
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S
Businello, secretary to the
Council of Ten
S
Gondolier (w/Gabrielle= F)
24 Minimum Chorus
The minimum of Chorus 24
includes:
S
Dircea, Opera Seria Soloist
S
A Vendor
S
Timante, Opera Seria Soloist
S
Charlatan
S
1st Inquisitor (also Pulcinello)
S
A Montebank
S
2nd Inquisitor (also Tartaglia)
S
3rd Inquisitor (also the
Spanish Captain)
B
Cherinto
B
A Girl (in Casanova’s bed)
B
Matusio
B
Gianpaolo, the Marquis'
boyfriend
B
Demofoonte
B
Chief of Police
CB A Lady (whose purse is
stolen)
CB Mme. D’Urfe’s Servant
CB A Matron (in Casanova’s
bed)
CB A Young Woman (in
Casanova's bed)
CB A Young Girl (of
Marcantonio's age)
CB A Junior Police Officer
CB 2 Guards
Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Language: Italian
L
Santuzza
L
Turiddu
F
Alfio
S
Lola
S
Mama Lucia
24 Minimum Chorus
Cendrillon - Massenet
Language: French
L
L
L
L
F
S
S
B
B
B
B
B
CB
Cinderella
Prince Charming
The Fairy Godmother
Pandolfe
Mme. De la Haltiere
Noemie
Dorothee
The King
The Master of Ceremonies
The Dean of the Faculty
The First Minister
Six Spirits
The Herald’s Voice (offstage)
32 Minimum Chorus
Cenerentola, La - Rossini
Language: Italian
L
L
L
L
F
S
Don Ramiro
Angelina (Cenerentola)
Don Magnifico
Dandini
Clorinda (*if aria is not
performed =
S)
Tisbe
S
Alidoro
12 Minimum Chorus (Men Only)
Christopher Columbus
(Christophe Colomb) - D.
Milhaud
Language: French
L
L
L
F
F
Isabelle, Queen of Spain
Christophe Colomb
The Narrator
Christophe Colomb II
The Representative of the
Sailors
F
Master of Ceremonies
F
Messenger
F
The Cook
S
Counsel for the Prosecution
S
The King of Spain
S
Major-Domo
S
The Commandant
B
1st, 2nd, 3rd Guitarists
B
Quetzalcoatl
B
Ixtlipetzloc
B
One of the Officers
B
1st, 2nd, 3rd, Wise Men
B
Christoph Colomb’s Wife
B
Christoph Colomb’s Mother
B
The Valet
B
The Innkeeper
B
The Sultan of Miramolin
B
1st & 2nd Servants
CB Officer
CB Counsel for the Defense
CB Men at the Window
CB 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Creditors
CB Soprano Solo
CB A Young Man (chorus solo)
CB One of the Learned
CB The Clerk
CB The Recruiter
CB The Executioner
CB Huichtlipochtli
CB Tlaloc
CB 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Other One
CB A Voice from the Topmast
(solo)
CB A Young Man (personifying
Colomb)
CB A More Mature Man
(personifying
Colomb)
CB The Shadow of Christoph
Colomb
CB The Dutchess of Medina
CB Alto Solo
48 Minimum Chorus
Christopher Columbus Offenbach
Language: French
L
L
L
L
L
F
F
F
F
F
Gretel
Fleurette
Rosa
Chief of Police
Christopher Columbus
Waiter
Tourist
Beatriz
Luis De Torres
Queen Isabella
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S
King Ferdinand
S
Esperanza
S
Carmelita
S
Manuela
S
Valencia
B
Princess Minnihaha
24 Minimum Chorus
Clemenza Di Tito - Mozart
Language: Italian
L
Tito
L
Vitellia
L
Sextus
F
Servilia
F
Annius
S
Publius
16 Minimum Chorus
Cold Sassy Tree - Carlisle Floyd
Language: English
L
L
L
Ruker Lattimore
Love Simpson
Will Tweedy (Rucker's
grandson)
F
Lightfoot McClendon (15
years)
F
Clayton McAllister (Texas
Suitor, 30's)
F
Loma Williams (in her 20's
Mary's Sister)
F
Effie Belle Tate (Town
busybody in her 60's)
S
Mary Willis (Widow in her
30's, Will's mother)
S
Thelma Predmore (in her
50's)
S
Lula
S
Myrtis
S
Campbell Williams (Loma's
Husband, in 20's)
S
Hosie Roach (Lightfoot's halfbrother, late teens)
B
Mayor
B
Sheriff
B
Dr. Lomax
CB Rufus
CB Buford (foreman, carpenter,
plumber)
CB Luther (Hosie's accomplice,
early teens)
24 Minimum Chorus
Comte Ory, Le - Rossini
Language: French
L
L
L
L
Comte Ory
Comtesse Adele
Isolier, Page to Comte Ory
Raimbaud (Robert), friend to
Comte Ory
F
The Tutor (AJO)
F
Ragonde, companion to
Comtesse Adele
S
Alice, a peasant girl
S
A Young Nobleman, friend to
Comte Ory
B
Lady-In-Waiting
24 Minimum Chorus
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Consul, The - Menotti
Language: English
L
Magda
F
Secretary
F
John
F
Mother
F
Police Chief
F
Mr. Magedoff (The Magician)
S
Koffner
S
Italian Woman
B
Dake Woman
B
Mrs. Gomez
B
Assan
B
Policemen #1 and #2
No Chorus
Contes D'Hoffmann (Tales of
Hoffman) - Offenbach
Language: French
L
L
F
F
F
L
Hoffman
Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia, or:
Olympia
Giulietta
Antonia
Coppelius/Dapertutto/Dr.
Miracle/Lindorf, or:
F
Coppelius
F
Dapertutto
F
Dr. Miracle
F
Lindorf
F
Nicklausse
S
Vision (Mother's Voice)
S
Spa1anzani
S
Crespel
S
Nathanael
S
Hermann
S
Franz/Andres/Cochenille/
Pittichinaccio, or:
S
Franz
B
Andres
B
Cochenille
B
Pittichinaccio
S
Schlemil
B
The Muse
B
Luther
B
Stella (may be included as
th
the 4
heroine)
24 Minimum Chorus
Coq D'or, Le - Rimsky-Korsakoff
L
Don Alfonso
12 Minimum Chorus
Countess Maritza - Kalman
L
Countess Maritza
L
Count Tassilo
F
Manya
F
Baron Zupan
S
Captain Stefan
S
Zingo
S
Liza
S
Lazlo
S
Princess Bozena
B
Tsheko
B
Freda
B
Nepomuk
B
Bela Torek
B
Auctioneer
24 Minimum Chorus
Cradle Will Rock, The - Blitzstein
Language: English
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
F
F
F
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
B
B
Crucible, The - Ward
Language: Russian
L
King Dodon
L
Oueen Shemakhan
F
General Polkan
F
Amelfa
S
Prince Guidon
S
Prince Aphron
S
Astrologer
S
Coq d'Or
15 Minimum Chorus
Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart
Language: Italian
L
L
L
L
L
Fiordiligi
Dorabella
Despina
Ferrando
Gugliemo
Moll
Editor Daily
Mr. Mister
Junior Mister
Sister Mister
Mrs. Mister
Reverend Salvation
Larry Foreman
Yasha
Dauber
President Prexy
Professor Mamie
Dr. Specialist
Professor Trixie
Druggist
Sadie Polock
Gus Polock
Ella Hammer
Gent
Dick
Cop
Clerk
Steve
Bugs
Professor Scoot
Attendant
First Reporter
Second Reporter
Language: English
L
L
L
L
L
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
Reverend Hale
John Proctor
Abigail Williams
Elizabeth Proctor
Reverend Parris
Tituba
Thomas Putnam
Ann Putnam
Rebecca Nurse
Mary Warren
Judge Danforth
Giles Corey
Betty Parris
Francis Nurse
Ezekiel Cheever
Sarah Good
Ruth Putnam
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B
Susanna Walcott
B
Mercy Lewis
B
Martha Sheldon
B
Bridget Booth
15 Minimum Chorus
Csardasfürstin, Die (The Gypsy
Princess) - Kalman
Language: German
L
L
Sylva Varescu
Edwin Ronald (Prince EdwinMarius)
F
Countess Anastasia (Stasi)
F
Count Boni Kanscianu
S
Feri Von Kerekes (Count
Ferencz)
S
Prince Leopold
S
Princess Anhilte (Karen)
B
Baron Von Rohndorff
(Eugen)
CB Ambassador Macgrave
CB Von Mero
CB Von Szerenyi
CB Von Endrey
CB Von Vitar
CB Miksa
CB Hotel Porter
Mute Kisch
18 Minimum Chorus
Cunning Little Vixen, The Janacek
Language: Czech
L
The Forester
L
Fox Golden-Strip (Lisak)
L
The Vixen (Sly Little Fox)
F
The Parson
F
The Schoolmaster
F
Harasta
S
Forester’s Wife
S
The Dog (Lapak)
S
Chocholka (Chief Hen)
S
The Rooster
B
The Screech-Owl
B
Pasek, Innkeeper
B
His Wife
B
Franz (Frantik)
B
Pepik (Sepp)
B
The Woodpecker
B
The Mosquito
B
The Badger
B
The Cricket
B
The Grasshopper
B
The Frog
B
The Fly
CB The Jay
CB Two other hens
CB Fox’s Child
24 Minimum Chorus
Damnation de Faust, La - Hector
Berlioz
Language: French
L
Faust
L
Mephistopheles
L
Marguerite
S
Brander
CB A Soprano Solo
48 Minimum Chorus
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Dead Man Walking - Jake Heggie
Language: English
L
L
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
S
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
Sister Helen Prejean
Joseph de Rocher
Mrs. Patrick de Rocher
Sister Rose
George Benton
Father Grenville
Owen Hart
Kitty Hart
Howard Boucher
Jade Boucher
Motorcycle Cop
Prison Guard #1
Prison Guard #2
Older Brother to Joseph
Younger Brother to Joseph
Teenage Girl
Teenage Boy
A Paralegal
Sister Catherine
Sister Lillianne
First Mother
Mrs. Charlton
Jimmy (from Children's
Chorus)
CB Five Solo Inmates
Mute Anthony de Rocher (Actor)
Mute A Nurse
32 Minimum Chorus
Death in Venice - Britten
Language: English
L
Gustav Von Aschenbach, a
novelist
L
The following 7 roles are
performed by
same
Artist:
The Traveler
The Elderly FOP
The Old Gondolier
The Hotel Manager
The Hotel Barber
Leader of the Strolling Players
The Voice of Dionysus
S
The Voice of Apollo
Dancers/Mime:
The Polish Mother (Lady of the
Pearls)
Tadzio, her son
Her Two Daughters
Their Governess
Jaschiu, Tadzio’s friend
Dramatic Characters:
B
Hotel Porter
B
Strawberry-Seller
B
English Clerk at the Travel
Bureau
CB Danish Lady
CB Street Singer - Strolling
player
CB Russian Mother
CB English Lady
CB Lace-Seller
CB French Girl
CB Newspaper-Seller
CB Street Singer - Strolling
Player
CB Glass-Seller
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
CB
Two Gondoliers
Two Americans
Steward
Lido Boatman
Guide
Hotel Waiter
Restaurant Waiter
German Father
Gondolier
Polish Father
Russian Father
Priest in St. Mark’s
Flower-Seller
Tourist Woman
Two Venetian Shop-Girls
Six Young Boys on Boat to
Venice
CB Post-Card Seller
CB Photographer
CB 6 Tourists
36 Minimum Chorus
Death of Klinghoffer, The - John
Adams
Language: English
L
L
F
F
S
The Captain
Mamoud
Leon Klinghoffer
Marilyn Klinghoffer
The First Officer (w/ Rambo
= F)
S
Rambo (w/ First Officer = F)
S
Molqi
S
Swiss Grandmother
S
Austrian Woman
S
British Dancing Girl
(All three of above together = F)
S
Omar
24 Minimum Chorus
Desert Song, The - Sigmund
Romberg
English: English
L
Pierre Birabeau/The Red
Shadow
L
Margot Bonvalet
L
Benjamin Kidd
F
Susan
F
Captain Paul Fontaine
F
Sid El Kar
F
General Birabeau
F
Ali Ben Ali
S
Clementina
S
Hassi
S
Azuri
CB Lieutenant La Vergne
CB Mindar
CB Neri
CB Edith
CB Hadji
CB First Girl
CB Guard
CB Sergeant Du Boussac
CB Sentinel
CB A Slave
36 Minimum Chorus
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Devil and Daniel Webster, The Moore
Language: English
L
Daniel Webster
L
Mr. Scratch
F
Jabez Stone
F
Mary Stone
S
Clerk
S
Blackbeard Teach
S
King Philip
S
Simon Girty
B
Voice of Miser Stevens
B
A Fiddler
B
Justice Hawthorne
B
Walter Butler
18 Minimum Chorus
Dialogues Des Carmelites
(Dialogue of the
Caramelites) - Poulenc
Language: French
L
Blanche
L
Constance
L
2nd Prince
L
Mere Marie
F
Chevalier
F
Almonier
F
Marquis
S
Soeur Mathilde
S
Mere Jeanne
S
1st Guard
S
2nd Guard
S
Gaolier
B
Guard
B
1st Officer
B
Carmelites
B
Thierry
B
Dr. Javelinot
B
1st Voisine
B
2nd Voisine
B
Old Gentleman
18 Minimum Chorus
Dido and Aeneas - Purcell
Language: English
F
Aeneas
S
1st Lady
S
2nd Lady
S
First Witch
S
Second Witch
B
Spirit
18 Minimum Chorus
Dinorah - Meyerbeer
Language: French
L
Dinorah, a peasant girl
L
Hoel, a goat-herd
F
Corentino, a bagpiper
S
Huntsman
S
Goat-Herds
S
Harvester
24 Minimum Chorus
Doktor Faust - Ferruccio Busoni
Language: German
L
L
F
F
Doktor Faust
Mephistopheles
in AB version Poet
Wagner
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F
Soldier
F
Duchess of Parma
S
in PJ version
S
Duke of Parma
S
Master of Ceremonies
Students in Wittenburg:
S
Tenor
S
Tenor
S
Tenor
S
Baritone
S
Baritone
S
Tenor Solo
B
Natural Philosopher
B
Lieutenant
B
Theologian
B
Jurist
Students from Cracow:
B
Student 1
B
Student 2
B
Student 3
Five Spirits:
B
1. Gravis
B
2. Levis
B
3. Asmodus
B
4. Beelzebuth
B
5. Megaros
Soloists in Credo:
B
Soprano
B
Mezzo Soprano
B
Contralto
Solo Choristers:
CB 3 Sopranos
CB 3 Contraltos
CB 3 Tenors
CB 3 Basses
60 Minimum Chorus
Doña Francisquita - A. Vives
Language: Spanish
L
Fernando
L
Francisquita
L
Aurora
L
Cardona
F
Dona Francisca
F
Lorenzo Perez
F
Don Matias
B
Irene la de Pinto
B
El Lanador
B
La Buhonera
B
Cofrade 1,2,3
B
La Mama
B
El Sereno
B
Juan Andres
B
Dependiente 1,2,3
B
Un Guitarrista
CB Dona Liberata
CB Dona Basilisa
CB Nina 1,2
CB Un Miliciano
CB Un Torero
CB Una Maja
CB Un Jornalero
CB La Mujer del Jornalero
CB El Aguador
CB La Aguadora
CB El Liberal
CB La Naranjera
Mute El Hijo (child)
32 Minimum Chorus
Don Carlo - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Elisabetta
L
Princess Eboli
L
Don Carlo
L
Rodrigo
L
Philip II
F
Grand Inquisitor
S
Friar
S
Tebaldo
S
An Angelic Voice
B
Count Lerma
B
Herald
CB Countess d'Aremberg
24 Minimum Chorus
Donna del Lago, La - Rossini
Language: Italian
L
L
L
F
Elena (Ellen)
Uberto (Hubert)
Malcolm Graeme (Groem)
Douglas D’Angus (Archibald
Douglas)
F
Roderigo di Dhu (Roderick
Dhu)
S
Serano/Bertram
B
Albina
24 Minimum Chorus
Don Giovanni - Mozart
Language: Italian
L
Don Giovanni
L
Donna Anna
L
Donna Elvira
L
Don Ottavio
L
Leporello
L
Zerlina
F
Masetto
F
Commendatore
12 Minimum Chorus
Don Pasquale - Donizetti
Language: Italian
L
Don Pasquale
L
Norina
L
Ernesto
L
Dr. Malatesta
B
Notary
12 Minimum Chorus
Don Quichotte (Don Quixote) Massenet
Language: French
L
Don Quichotte
L
La Belle Dulcinee
L
Sancho
S
Rodriguez
B
Juen
B
Pedro
B
Garcias
24 Minimum Chorus
Don Rodrigo - Ginastera
Language: Spanish
L
L
L
L
F
F
S
Don Rodrigo
Don Julian
Florinda
Tendiselo
Fortuna
Obispo
1st Doncella
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S
2nd Doncella
S
1st Page
S
2nd Page
B
Voice of Sleep
B
1st Messenger
B
2nd Messenger
B
Young Messenger
B
Hermit
B
Young Boy
B
Shepherdess
24 Minimum Chorus
Dream of Valentina, The Dominick Argento
Language: English
L
L
L
F
Rudolph Valentino
June Mathis
The Mogul
Marvin Heeno / voice on
Record
F
Natacha Rambova
F
Alla Nazimova
F
Jean Acker / Voice
S
Woman in Red
B
Voice
B
Ballroom Manager
B
Lawyer
B
Yes-Men 1-2-3-4
B
Reporters 1-2-3
B
Secretaries 1-2-3
B
Dialogue Coach
B
Make-up Woman
B
Costumer
B
Publicity Man
B
Photographers
CB Man with Arrest Warrent
CB Valentino's Mother (This part
may be sung by June Mathis)
CB Newspaper Man
CB G
Mute A Policeman
24 Minimum Chorus
Dybbuk - Tamkin
Language: English
L
Channon
L
Leah
F
Senter
F
The Messenger
F
Rabbi Asrael
S
Meyer
S
Shennoch
S
Frade
S
Elderly Woman
S
Three Batlons
S
Michael
S
Gittel
S
Bassia
S
Three Chassids
B
Menashe
B
Rabbi Mendel
B
Asher
B
Wedding Guest
B
Old Woman
B
Mute
24 Minimum Chorus
Elektra - Strauss
Language: German
L
Klytemnestra
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L
L
F
F
S
S
S
B
B
B
B
B
Elektra
Chrysothemis
Orestes
Aegistheus
Guardian (Tutor) of Orestes
5th Maid Servant
Overseer
Four Maid Servants
Train Bearer
Old Servant (Old Slave)
Confidante
A Young Servant (Young
Slave)
24 Minimum Chorus
Elisir D'Amore, L’ (The Elixir of
Love) - Donizetti
Language: Italian
L
Adina
L
Nemorino
L
Belcore
L
Dr. Dulcamara
S
Gianetta
18 Minimum Chorus
Enfant Et Les Sortileges, L' (The
Child and the Visions) Ravel
Language: French
L
L
F
Princess / Fire / Nightingale
The Child
Mother / Chinese Cup /
Dragon Fly /
Second
Shepherdess
F
Llttle Old Man
F
Armchair / Tree
F
Teapot
F
Clock / Second Cat
F
Shepherdess / Squirrel / First
Cat
B
Four Solo Voices
18 Minimum Chorus
Entfuehrung Aus Dem Serail Mozart
Language: German
L
Constanza
L
Belmonte
L
Osmin
L
Pedrillo
L
Blondchen
S
The Pasha
B
The Captain
B
Quartet
B
Mute
12 Minimum Chorus
Ermione - G. Rossini
Language: Italian
L
Ermione
L
Andromaca
L
Pirro
L
Oreste
F
Pilade
F
Fencicio
S
Attalo
S
Cleone
S
Cefisa
Mute Astianatte
28 Minimum Chorus
Ernani - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Ernani
L
Don Carlo
L
Silva
L
Donna Elvira
B
Giovanna
B
Don Riccardo
B
Iago
24 Minimum Chorus
Erwartung - Arnold Schoenberg
Language: German
L
She
No Chorus
Esclarmonde - Massenet
Language: French
L
Esclarmonde, Empress of the
Orient
L
Roland, Comte de Blois, a
French knight
F
Phorcas, Emperor of
Byzantium, father of
Esclarmonde
F
Parseis, sister of Esclarmond
F
Bishop of Blois
F
Eneas, Byzantine knight &
Fiancee of Parseis
F
Cleomer, King of France
B
Byzantine Herald
CB Saracen Envoy
40 Minimum Chorus
Etoile, L’ - Emmanuel Chabrier
Language: French
L
Lazuli
L
La Princesse Laoula
L
Le Roi Ouf I
F
Aloes
F
Herisson de Porc Epic
F
Siroco
F
Tapioca
B
Oasis
B
Asphodele
B
Youka
B
Zinnia
B
Koukouli
B
Adza
B
Le Chef de la Police
CB Patacha
CB Zalzal
CB Representative of the people
28 Minimum Chorus
Eugene Onegin - Tchaikovsky
Language: Russian
L
Tatiana
L
Onegin
L
Lenski
F
Olga
F
Prince Gremin
S
Larena
S
Filipjevna
B
Saretski
B
Triquet
B
Guillot
24 Minimum Chorus
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Face on the Barroom Floor Henry Molicone
Language: English
L
Isabelle/Madeline
L
Tom/John
L
Larry/Matt
No Chorus
Fair at Sorochintsky, The Moussorgsky
Language: Russian
L
L
L
L
F
F
Tcherevik, an old countryman
Parassia, his daughter
Khivria, his wife
Gritzko, a young countryman
The Priest’s Son
The Compere, Tcherevik’s
Crony
S
The Gypsy
B
1st Guest
B
2nd Guest
B
3rd Guest
32 Minimum Chorus
Falstaff - A. Salieri
Language: Italian
L
Alice Ford
L
Mistress Slender
L
Ford
L
Falstaff
L
Slender
F
Betty (Meg)
F
Bardolfo
CB An Echo
16 Minimum Chorus
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Tobias Picker
Language: English
L
Fantastic Mr. Fox
L
Mrs. Fox
L
Farmer Bean
F
Farmer Bunce
F
Farmer Boggis
S
Miss Hedgehog
S
Agnes the Digger
S
Rita the Rat
S
Mavis the Tractor
S
Badger the Miner
S
Burrowing Mole
S
Bennie Foxcub
S
Lennie Foxcub
S
Jennie Foxcub
S
Pennie Foxcub
B
Porcupine
Children’s Chorus
Falstaff - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Falstaff
L
Alice Ford
L
Ford
L
Nanetta
L
Fenton
L
Dame Quickly
F
Meg Page
F
Bardolfo
F
Pistola
F
Dr. Caius
24 Minimum Chorus
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Fanciulla Del West, La (The Girl of
the Golden West) - Puccini
Language: Italian
L
Minnie
L
Dick Johnson
L
Jack Rance
F
Sonora
F
Ashby
F
Nick
F
Jake Wallace
S
Trin
S
Handsome (Bello)
S
Harry
S
Joe
S
Larkens
S
Happy
S
Sid
B
Pony Express Rider
B
Castro
B
Billy Jackrabbit
B
Wowkle
18 Minimum Chorus (Men Only)
Faust - Gounod
Language: French
L
Faust
L
Mephistopheles
L
Marguerite
F
Valentin
S
Siebel
S
Dame Marthe
S
Wagner
24 Minimum Chorus
L
Rocco
F
Jacquino
F
Don Fernando
F
Marcellina
B
1st Prisoner
B
2nd Prisoner
24 Minimum Chorus
Fille Du Regiment (Daughter of the
Regiment) - Donizetti
Language: French
L
Marie
L
Tonio
L
Sulpice
S
Marquise
S
Hortentius
B
Peasant
B
Corporal
B
Duchesse
24 Minimum Chorus
Finta Giardiniera - Mozart
Language: Italian
L
Serpetta
L
Sandrina
L
Ramiro
L
Podesta
L
Belfiore
L
Arminda
F
Nardo
No Chorus
Flaming Angel, The – Prokofiev
Language: Russian
(French Translation by
André Michel
Favorita, La (The Favorite) Donizetti
Language: Italian
L
Alfonso
L
Fernando
L
Leonora
L
Baldassare
S
Gasparo
S
Inez
18 Minimum Chorus
Fedora - Giordano
Language: Italian
L
Fedora
L
Loris Ipanov
F
Olga
F
DeSiriex
F
Grech
S
Cirillo
S
Borov
S
Rouvel
S
Desire
B
Dr. Lorek
B
Savoyard
B
Dmitri
CB Nicola
CB Sergio
CB Lazinski (Pianist)
16 Minimum Chorus
L
L
F
Ruprecht, a knight
Renata
Agrippa Von Nettelsheim, a
philosopher
F
Mephistopheles
F
The Mother Superior
(Abbess)
F
The Inquisitor
S
The Hostess of the Inn
S
A Fortune-Teller (Sorceress)
S
Faust
S
Two Young Nuns
B
Jakob Glock
B
The Servant at the Inn
(Laborer)
B
A Kitchen Boy
B
6 Nuns
B
Mathias (Matthew) friend of
Ruprecht
B
The Doctor
B
The Innkeeper (at Cologne)
B
A Pot-Boy
CB Three Men of Cologne
Count Heinrich (Dancer)
36 Minimum Chorus
Flavio, Re de’Langobardi - George
Frideric Handel
Language: Italian
Fidelio - Beethoven
Language: German
L
L
L
Don Pizarro
Florestan
Leonore
L
L
L
L
F
Flavio, King of Lombardy
Guido, Son of Ugone
Emilia, Daughter of Lotario
Vitige, in Love with Teodata
Teodata, Daughter of Ugone
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S
Ugone, Counselor
S
Lotario Counselor
No Chorus
Fledermaus, Die (The Bat) Strauss, J.
Language: German
L
Rosalinda
L
Adele
L
Eisenstein
F
Orlovsky
F
Alfred
F
Dr. Falke
F
Frosch
S
Frank
S
Ida (Sally)
S
Blind
S
Ivan
CB Faustine
CB Hermine
CB Four Footmen
CB Mimi
CB Felicite
18 Minimum Chorus
Fliegende Hollander, Der (The
Flying Dutchman) - Wagner
Language: German
L
Senta
L
The Dutchman
L
Erik
L
Daland
F
Steersman
S
Mary
24 Minimum Chorus
Florencia en el Amazonas - Daniel
Catan
Language: Spanish
L
Florencia
L
Riolobo
L
Rosalba
L
Arcadio
F
Paula
F
Alvaro
F
Capitan
18 Minimum Chorus
Forza Del Destino, La - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Don Carlo
L
Don Alvaro
L
Padre Guardiano
L
Leonora
F
Fra Melitone
F
Preziosilla
S
Marchese di Calatrava
S
Trabuco
B
Alcade
B
Curra
B
Surgeon
24 Minimum Chorus
Four Saints in Three Acts Thomson
Language: English
L
L
L
L
Saint Teresa I
Saint Teresa II
Saint Ignatius Loyola
Saint Chavez
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F
Compère
F
Commère
F
Saint Settlement
18 Minimum Chorus
Fra Diavolo - Auber
Language: French
L
Zerlina
L
Fra Diavolo (Marchese)
F
Lorenzo
F
Pamela
F
Lord Allcash (Milford)
F
Beppo
F
Giacomo
S
Matteo
CB Paesano
18 Minimum Chorus
Francesca Da Rimini - Zandonai
Language: Italian
L
Francesca
L
Paolo
L
Giovanni
F
Malatestino
F
Ostasio
S
Samaritana
S
Biancofior
S
Garsenda
S
Altichiara
S
Donella (Adonella)
S
Ser Toldo Berardengo
S
Il Giullare
B
Il Balestriere
B
Il Torrigiano
CB La Voce del Prigioniero
32 Minimum Chorus
Frau Ohne Schatten, Die (The
Woman Without a Shadow)
- Strauss
Language: German
L
Emperor
L
Empress
L
Nurse
L
Barak
L
Barak's Wife
F
Spirit Messenger
S
Apparition
S
Keeper
S
Voice of Falcon
S
Three Brothers
B
Voice from Above
B
Six Children
B
Nightwatchman
No Chorus
Freischütz, Der - Von Weber
Language: German
L
Agathe
L
Max
L
Casper
F
Kuno
F
Aennchen
S
Ottokar
S
Kilian
S
Hermit
S
Samiel
CB Bridesmaids
18 Minimum Chorus
Gabriel’s Daughter - Henry
Mollicone
Language: English
L
F
F
F
F
F
Clara Brown
Colonel John Chivington
Barney Ford
Governor John Evans
Colonel Wadsworth
Elisa Jane, Becky Johnson,
Eliza Brooks
S
Elisa Jane
S
Elisa Jane and Becky
Johnson
S
Mrs. Jane Gordon
S
Evaline
S
Lucinda
S
Auctioneer/ Tommy
S
Auctioneer
B
Tommy
B
Becky Johnson
B
Eliza Brooks
B
Jennie
B
Physician
B
Quilter I/Wife I
B
Quilter II/Wife II
B
Quilter III/WifeIII
B
Miner I
B
Miner II
B
Miner III
B
Miner IV
B
Pauline Ann (child)
B
Eliza Jane (child)
CB Bidder I
CB Bidder II
CB Bidder III
CB Bidder IV
CB Solo (Mayor of Central City)
CB Solo (Ulysses S. Grant)
CB 3 Solos
CB Solo - Man #1
CB Solo - Man #2
CB Solo - Man #3
CB Solo Woman
CB 2 Solos
CB Solo
CB Drunken MIner
CB Old Prospector
Mute Richard (Young Clara's
Husband)
Mute Fur Trader John Smith
Mute Shady Lady I (Chastity)
Mute Shady Lady II (Cora)
Mute Chinese Man
MuteFirst Lady (Mrs. Grant)
28 Minimum Chorus
Gambler, The (Igrok) - Prokofiev
B
B
Baron Wurmerhelm
Potapitsch, Babulenka’s
steward
In the Gambling Scene:
CB The Director
CB The First Croupier
CB The 2nd Croupier
CB The Fat Englishman
CB The Tall Englishman
CB The Florid Lady
CB The Pale Lady
CB The Lady Comme-Ci,
Comme-Ca
CB The Respectable Old Lady
CB A Suspicious Old Lady
CB A Heated Gambler
CB A Gambler in Ill-Health
CB A Hunchbacked Gambler
CB An Unlucky Gambler
CB An Old Gambler
CB Six Gamblers
Mute The Baroness Wurmerhelm
Mute Babulenka’s 3 Servants
(Feodo, Theodore, Marthe)
40 Minimum Chorus
Gazza Ladra, La - Rossini
Language: Italian
L
Ninetta
L
Podesta
L
Gianetto
F
Isaaco
F
Fernanco
S
Fabrizio
S
Lucia
S
Pippo
S
Giorgio
18 Minimum Chorus
Gianni Schicchi - Puccini
Language: Italian
L
Rinuccio
L
Gianni Schicchi
F
Lauretta
F
Zita
F
Simone
F
Ciesca
F
Nella
F
Gherardo
F
Betto
F
Marco
S
Spinellocio
S
Amantio
B
Gherardino (chiid)
B
Pinellino
No Chorus
Gioconda, La - Ponchielli
Language: Russian
L
L
L
F
F
S
S
B
The General, a retired army
officer
Pauline, his step-daughter
Alexey, tutor to the General’s
children
Babulenka, Grand-Mother &
General’s rich aunt
The Marquis
Mr. Astley, a rich Englishman
Blanche, a demi-mondaine
Prince Nilsky
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Language: Italian
L
L
L
L
L
F
S
B
B
B
La Gioconda
Laura
Enzo
Barnaba
Alvise Badoero
La Cieca
Zuane
A Monk
Isepo
First Cantore & Second
Voice
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CB First voice
CB A Pilot
24 Minimum Chorus
Gioielli Della Madonna, I (Jewels
of the Madonna) - WolfFerrari
Language: Italian
L
Gennaro
L
Maliella
L
Rafaele
S
Carmela
S
Biasco
S
Totonno
B
Stella
B
Concetta
B
Serena
B
Rocco
B
Ciccillo
CB Chorus Bits
40 Minimum Chorus (and
Children's Chorus)
Gloriana - Benjamin Britten
Language: English
L
L
Queen Elizabeth the First
Robert Devereux, Earl of
Essex
L
Sir Robert Cecil
L
Sir Walter Raleigh
F
Frances, Count of Essex
F
Charles Blount, Lord
Mountjoy
F
Penelope. Lady Rich, sister
of Essex
S
Henry Cuffe
S
A Lady in Waiting
S
A Blind Ballad Singer
S
The Spirit of the Masque
B
The Recorder of Norwich
B
A Housewife
B
The Master of Ceremonies
B
The City Crier
CB Lord Mountjoy’s Page
CB The Earl of Essex’s Page
48 Minimum Chorus and Boy’s
Chorus
Golden Slippers (Chereviski) Tchaikovsky
Language: Russian
L
Vakula
L
Oxana
L
The Devil
F
Tschub
F
Mezzo
S
Schoolmaster
S
Village Mayor
B
Majordomo
B
Faun
CB Old Cossack
CB Two Cossacks
24 Minimum Chorus
Gondoliers - Sullivan
Language: English
L
L
L
L
Gianetta
Tessa
Marco
Giuseppe
L
Duke
L
Duchess
L
Casilda
L
Luiz
L
Grand Inquisitor
S
Faimetta
S
Inez
B
Vittoria
B
Giulia
B
Antonio
B
Francesco
B
Giorgio
16 Minimum Chorus
Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the
Gods) - Wagner
Language: German
L
Siegfried
L
Gunther
L
Hagen
L
Brunnhilde
F
Waltraute
F
Three Norns
F
Gutrune
S
Woglinde
S
Wellgunde
S
Flosshilde
S
Alberick
B
Two Vallals
18 Minimum Chorus (Men Only)
Goya - Menotti
Language: Italian
L
L
Francisco Goya
Dutchess of Alba (Donna
Cayetana)
F
Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain
F
Charles IV King of Spain
F
Martin Zapater (the writer
Moratin)
F
Manuel Godoy, the Prime
Minister
S
Tavern Singer
S
Leocadia
B
A Maid, to the Dutchess
B
The Innkeeper
B
Major-Domo
Mute Child - A Black Boy
(adopted by the
Dutchess)
Mute The French Ambassador
Mute Two Ladies-In-Waiting (to the
Dutchess)
Mute Don Basilio
24 Minimum Chorus
Goyescas - Granados
Language: Spanish
L
Rosario, a highborn young
lady
L
Fernando, a young officer,
her lover
F
Paquiro, a toreador
F
Pepa, a young girl, Paquiro’s
sweetheart
B
A solo voice
32 Minimum Chorus
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Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein,
La - Offenbach
Language: French
L
L
F
F
L
F
S
S
B
La Grande Duchess
Fritz
Prince Paul
Baron Puck
General Boum
Wanda
Baron Grog
Nepomuc
Iza, Amelie, Olga, Charlotte,
Ladies-In-Waiting to the
Duchesse
24 Minimum Chorus
Great Gatsby
Language: English
L
Daisy Buchanan
L
Gatsby
L
Jordan Baker
L
Nick Carraway
F
Myrtle Wilson
F
Topm Buchanan
S
George Wilson
S
Meyer Wolfsheim
S
Henry Gatz
S
Radio/Band Singer
B
Minister
B
Tanger Singer
40 Minimum Chorus (20 Men / 20
Women)
Griselidis - Massenet
Language: French
L
Griselidis
L
Devil
L
Alain
L
Marquis
F
Fiama (Fiamina)
S
Bertrade
S
Prior
S
Gonbeaud
S
12 Year old Boy
Loys (Marquis’ son)
32 Minimum Chorus
Guarany, Il - Gomes
Language: Italian
L
Don Antonio de Mariz, elderly
Portuguese nobleman
L
Cecilia, his daughter
L
Perry, chief of the Guarani
tribe
L
Gonzales, Spanish
adventurer, guest of Don
Antonio
F
Il Cacico, chief of the Aimore
tribe
S
Don Alvaro, a Portuguese
adventurer
S
Ruy-Bento, Spanish
adventurer, guest of Don
Antonio
S
Alonso, Spanish adventurer,
guest of Don Antonio
B
Pedro, Don Antonio’s manat-arms
32 Minimum Chorus
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Guillaume Tell (William Tell) Rossini
Language: French
L
Guillaume Tell
L
Mathilde
L
Arnold
F
Hedwige
F
Jemmy
F
Rudolph (Rodolfo)
S
Gessler
S
Melcthal
S
Walter Furst (Gualtier Farst)
S
Ruedi (Pescatore-Fisherman)
S
Leuthold (Leutoldo)
CB A Hunter
Mute 3 Brides & 3 Bridegrooms
Mute 3 Old Men
48 Minimum Chorus
Hansel and Gretel - Humperdinck
Language: German
L
Hansel
L
Gretel
L
Witch
F
Peter (The Father)
F
Gertrude (The Mother)
S
Sandman
S
Dew Fairy
10 Minimum Chorus (and
Children's Chorus)
Hamlet - Ambroise Thomas
Language: Spanish
L
Hamlet
L
Claudis
L
Ophelia
L
Gertrude
F
Leartes
S
Horatio
S
Polonius
S
Marcellus
B
Ghost
B
Two Gravediggers
24 Minimum Chorus
Harvey Milk - Stewart Wallace
Language: English
L
L
Harvey Milk
Dan White/ Man in
Trenchcoat/
Cop #1
L
Scott Smith/ Man at the
Opera (Scott)/ Closet Lover/
Craig/ (in park – Scott)
L
George Moscone/ Man at the
Opera
(Horst)/ Married Man (in
Park-Horst)
Horst/ Teamster/ Concentration
Camp Inmate (Horst).
L
Henry Wong/ Man at the
Opera (Wong)/Closet Lover
Joe/ a Man (in concentration
camp)
L
Messenger/ Man at the
Opera (Mintz)/ Fat Man (in
park – Mintz)/ Mintz/
Empress/ Another Man (in
concentration camp)/ Drum
Major
S
Diane Feinstein/ Beard/
Hooker
S
Mama
S
Anne Kronenberg/ Dyke
S
Medora/ Young Girl (in
concentration
camp)
S
Quentin Kopp/ Closet Lover
Jack/ Arrival #3 - Stonewall
Girl/ Mailman
B
Young Harvey/ Arrival #6/
Handicapped Son (Young
Boy)
B
Carol Ruth Silver/ Arrival #1
B
Ella Hill Hutch (AfricanAmerican)/ Old Lady #1.
B
Robert Gonzales (Hispanic)/
Arrival #5 – Stonewall Girl
B
Robert Pelosi/ Bald Man (in
park)/ Arrival #4 – Stonewall
Girl
B
John Molinari/ Cop (not the
same as Cop #1)/ Arrival #2
– Stonewall Girl/ Blue Collar
Man
B
Lee Dolson/ Cleveland/
Stonewall Girl
B
Gordon Lau (Asian)
32 Minimum Chorus
Help, Help the Globolinks Menotti
Language: English
L
Dr. Stone
L
Madame Uterpova
L
Emily
F
Tony (Bus Driver)
F
Turtlespit
F
Newkirk
F
Timothy
S
Dr. Lavendar Gas
Children's Chorus
Herodiade - Massenet
Language: French
L
Salome
L
Herodiade
L
Jean (John the Baptist)
L
Herode
L
Phanuel
S
Vitellius
S
Un Grand Pretre
B
Une Jeune Babylonienne
CB Une Voix (a Voice)
40 Minimum Chorus
L'Heure Espagnole - Ravel
Language: French
L
Concepcion
L
Ramiro
F
Gonzalve
F
Don Inigo
S
Torquemade
No Chorus
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Hija De Rappaccini, La - Daniel
Catan
Language: Spanish
L
Rappaccini
L
Giovanni
L
Beatriz
F
Isabella
F
Baglioni
B
3 Voices
No Chorus
Hugh the Drover - Vaughan
Williams
Language: English
L
Mary
L
Aunt Jane
L
Hugh the Drove
F
The Constable
F
John the Butcher
S
A Showman
B
The Turnkey
B
A Ballad-seller
B
A Sergeant
CB A Cheap Jack
CB A Fool
CB A Shell-fish Seller
CB An Innkeeper
CB A Primrose-seller
CB Susan
CB Nancy
CB William
CB Robert
36 Minimum Chorus
Idomeneo - Mozart
Language: Italian
L
Idomeneo
L
Idamante
L
Elektra
L
Ilia
S
Arbace
S
High Priest
S
Voice of Oracle
24 Minimum Chorus
Impresario, The - Mozart
Language: German
L
Mme. Herz
L
Mlle. Silberklang
F
Impresario
B
Bock
No Chorus
Incoronazione Di Poppea, L’ (The
Coronation of Poppea) Monteverdi
Language: Italian
L
Poppea
L
Nero
F
Drusilla
F
Octavia
F
Ottone
S
Arnolta
S
Lady in Waiting
B
Two Soldiers
B
Seneca
15 Minimum Chorus
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Intermezzo - Strauss
Iphigenie En Tauride - Gluck
Language: German
L
Christine (Die Frau)
L
Robert Storch (Der Mann)
F
Anna
F
Baron Lummer
S
Notary
S
Kapellmeister Stroh
S
Commercial Councillor
S
Justizrat
S
Kammersanger
B
Therese (speaking role)
B
Notary's Wife
No Chorus
Iolanta (Yolanta) – Tchaikovsky
Language: French
L
Iphigenie
L
Orestes
S
Plyades
S
Thoas
B
Diane
B
Greek Maiden
B
Scythian
B
High Priest
B
First Priestess
B
Second Priestess
18 Minimum Chorus
Italiana in Algeri, L’ (The Italian
Girl in Algiers) - Rossini
Language: Russian
L
King Rene of Provence
L
Count Vaudemont
L
Iolanta
L
Robert, Duke of Burgundy
F
Ebn-Hakia, Moorish Doctor
S
Almerik
S
Bertrand
S
Martha (Marta)
S
Brigitte
S
Laura
32 Minimum Chorus
Iolanthe - Sullivan
Language: English
L
Lord Chancellor
L
Private Willis
L
Queen of Fairies
L
Phyllis
F
Earl of Mountararat
F
Strephon
F
Iolanthe
S
Earl Tololler
S
Celia
S
Leila
S
Fleta
B
Dragon Fly
B
Butterfly
B
Bee (Ballet Dancer)
18 Minimum Chorus
Iphigénie En Aulide (Iphigénia in
Aulis) - Gluck
Language: Italian
L
Agamemnon, King of
Mycenae
L
Clytemnestra, his wife
L
Iphigenie, their daughter
L
Achilles, a Greek hero
F
Calchas, the High Priest
S
Patroclus, a Warrior
S
Arcas, Agamemnon’s
Messenger
S
Artemis (Diana – Goddess)
B
Une Grecque
B
Un Grecque
CB 1st Grecque
CB 2nd Grecque
CB 3rd Grecque
CB One Woman
CB One Slave
24 Minimum Chorus
Language: Italian
L
Isabella
L
Lindoro
L
Mustafa
L
Taddeo
F
Elvira
F
Zulma
F
Haly
18 Minimum Chorus
Jakobsleiter, Die (Jacob’s Ladder)
- Arnold Schoenberg
Language: German
L
L
F
S
S
Die Seele (The Soul)
Gabriel
Der Sterbende (Dying One)
Der Mönch (The Monk)
Ein Aufrühruscher (A
Protester)
S
Ein Berufener (He Who Is
Called)
S
Der Auserwählte (The
Chosen One)
S
Ein Ringender (He Who
Struggles)
40 Minimum Chorus
Jenufa - Janacek
Language: Czech
L
Jenufa
L
Laca
L
Kostelnicka (Step-mother)
F
Steva
S
Old Grandmother
S
Mayor
S
Mayor's Wife
S
Karolka
S
Old Shepherdess
B
Barena
B
Jano
CB Aunt
24 Minimum Chorus
Jongleur De Notre Dame, Le (The
Juggler of Our Lady) Massenet
Language: French
L
L
F
S
S
S
Jean
Boniface
Prior
Poet Monk
Painter Monk
Musician Monk
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S
Sculptor Monk
B
Two Angels
CB Crier Monk
CB A Wag
CB A Knight
CB A Tipsy Man
CB A Voice
18 Minimum Chorus (and
Children's Chorus)
Juive, La - Halevy
Language: French
L
Rachel
L
Eudoxie
L
Eleazar
L
Brogny
L
Leopold
F
Ruggero
S
Herald
B
Albert
B
Majordomo
24 Minimum Chorus
Julius Caesar – Handel
Language: Italian
L
Julius Caesar
L
Cleopatra
L
Sesto Pompeo (Sextus)
L
Cornelia
F
Tolomeo (Ptolemy)
F
Achilla
S
Curio
S
Nireno (Nirenus)
24 Minimum Chorus
Jumping Frog of Calaveras
County, The - Foss
Language: English
L
Smiley
L
Stranger
F
Lulu
F
Uncle Harry
S
Guitar Player
S
Two Crapshooters
No Chorus
Katya Kabanova - Janacek
Language: Czech
L
Katya
L
Boris
F
Dichol
F
Tichon
F
Barbara
F
Vanya
F
Kabanicha
S
Kuligin
S
Glascha
24 Minimum Chorus
Khovanshchina - Mussorgsky
Language: Russian
L
L
L
L
F
F
F
S
Prince Ivan Khovansky
Prince Vassily Galitzin
Dossifej (Dositheus)
Marfa (Martha)
Prince Andrej Khovansky
The Boyar Shaklovity
Emma
A Scrivener (Public letter
writer)
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S
S
S
B
B
Susanna
Kouzka
A Lutheran Pastor
Varsonofiev
1st & 2nd Musketeers
(Streltsy)
B
A Young Streshniev (Boyar,
Herald)
Mute 2 Body Guards of Peter the
Great, (Petrovsky &
Poteshny)
Mute 3rd Musketeer (Streltsy)
40 Minimum Chorus
Koanga - F. Delius
Language: English
L
Koanga, African Prince,
Voodoo priest, slave
L
Palmyra, a Mulatto
F
Don Jose Martinez, owner of
the plantation
F
Simon Perez, the Foreman
S
Clotilda, Don Jose’s wife
S
Uncle Joe, an old servant
S
Rangwan, Voodoo priest
8 Planters’ Daughters:
F
Renee
B
Helene
B
Jeanne
B
Marie
B
Aurore
B
Hortense
B
Olive
B
Paulette
B
Negro I
B
Negro II
CB Male Quartet
20 Minimum Chorus
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Katerina
Ismailova - Shostakovich
Language: Russian
L
L
L
F
F
Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov
Katerina Lvovna Ismailova
Sergey
Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov
A Shabby Peasant (Seedy
Lout)
F
Chief of Police (PoliceSergeant)
F
Sonyetka
F
An Old Convict
S
Aksinya
S
A Woman Convict
S
A Priest
B
Steward (Shopman)
B
Porter
B
A Teacher (a Nihilist)
B
Policeman
B
Millhand
B
2nd Foreman
B
3rd Foreman
B
Sentry
B
Officer (Sergeant)
CB 1st Foreman
CB Coachman
CB A Drunken Guest
40 Minimum Chorus
Lakme - Delibes
Lohengrin - Wagner
Language: French
L
Lakme
L
Gerald
L
Nilakanta
F
Frederic
S
Mallika
S
Hadji
S
Rose
S
Ellen
S
Mrs. Benson
CB A Thief
CB A Chinese
CB A Fortune Teller
24 Minimum Chorus
Lilith - Deborah Drattell
Language: English
L
Lilith
L
Eve
F
Daughter
F
Son
S
Seer/Guardian
20 Minimum Chorus
Little Night Music, A - Sondheim
Language: German
L
Elsa
L
Ortrud
L
Lohengrin
L
Telramund
L
King Henry
F
The Herald
CB Four Knights
32 Minimum Chorus
Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata, Il Giuseppe Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Arvino
L
Pagano
L
Giselda
L
Oronte
F
Viclinda
F
Pirro
F
Sofia
S
Acciano
B
Prior of Milan
40 Minimum Chorus
Louise - G. Charpentier
Language: English
L
Desiree Armfeldt
L
Fredrik Egerman
L
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
L
Charlotte Malcolm
F
Madame Armfeldt
F
Anne Egerman
F
Henrik Egerman
F
Petra
S
Frederika
S
Frid
S
The Quintet
Mute Bit Malla
Mute Bit Bertrand
Mute Bit Osa
Little Women - Mark Adamo
Language: English
L
L
L
L
L
F
F
F
S
S
Jo
Laurie
Meg
Beth
Amy
John Brooke
Aunt Cecilia
Friedrich Bhaer
Alma March
Gideon March / Mr.
Dashwood
S
Gideon March
S
Mr. Dashwood
Quartet of Female Voices
No Chorus
Lizzie Borden - J. Beeson
Language: English
L
L
L
F
F
S
Andrew Borden
Abigail Borden
Elizabeth Andrew Borden
Margret Borden
Captain Jason MacFarlane
Reverend Harrington
2014-2017 Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles
Language: French
L
Louise
L
Julien, a young artist
F
Her Mother
F
Louise’s Father
S
Irma
S
A Night-Prowler
S
A Ragman
S
A Junkman
S
The King of Fouls
B
Camille
B
Gertrude
B
Blanche
B
Suzanne
B
Marguerite
B
Madeleine
B
A Forewoman
B
An Old Bohemian
B
A Song Writer
B
A Painter
B
A Young Poet
B
A Student
B
1st & 2nd Policemen
B
A Sculptor
B
An Old Clothes Man
CB An Errand Girl
CB Elise
CB A Street-Sweeper
CB A Young Rag-Picker
CB A Milk Woman
CB A Newspaper Girl
CB A Coal-Gatherer
CB A Street Arab
CB Two Philosophers
CB An Apprentice
36 Minimum Chorus
Loss of Eden - Cary John Franklin
Language: English
L
L
F
F
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Anna Hauptmann
Bruno Hauptmann
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S
Ensemble I - Elizabeth
Morrow/Reporter
S
Ensemble II - Charleston
Singer / Reporter
S
Ensemble III - Charleston
Singer / Reporter
S
Ensemble IV - Charleston
Singer / Reporter
S
Ensemble V - 1st Immigrant /
Priest / Reporter
S
Ensemble VI - 3rd Immigrant
/ Reporter/ Policeman
S
Ensemble VII - Customs
Officer / Reporter
S
Ensemble VIII 2nd
Immigrant / Minister /
Reporter / Colonel Norman
Schwarzkopf
Mute Bit
Charles
Lindbergh, 10 years old
Mute Bit
Mrs. Morrow,
Anne's Mother
Mute Bit
Edward Reilly,
Defense lawyer
No Chorus
Love for Three Oranges Prokofieff
Language: Russian
L
King of Clues
L
The Prince
L
Trufaldino
F
Fata Morgana
F
Leandre
F
Tschelio
F
Ninetta
F
Cook Creonte
S
Pantaloon
S
Princess Clarissa
S
Smeraldine
B
Farfarello
B
Herald
B
Linetta
B
Nicoletta
36 Minimum Chorus
Lucia di Lammermoor - Donizetti
Language: Italian
L
Lucia
L
Edgardo
L
Enrico
F
Raimondo
S
Arturo
S
Normanno
B
Alisa
18 Minimum Chorus
Lucrezia Borgia - Donizetti
Language: Italian
L
L
L
L
S
B
B
B
B
B
Lucrezia Borgia
Gennaro
Maffio Orsini
Duca di Ferrara (Don
Alfonso)
Rustighello
Liverotto
Vitellozzo
Gazella
Astolfo
Petrucci
CB Usciere
18 Minimum Chorus
Luisa Miller - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Luisa
L
Rodolfo
L
Miller
L
Count Walter
F
Wurm
F
Frederica
S
Laura
CB Peasant
32 Minimum Chorus
Lulu - Berg
Language: German
L
L
L
L
L
F
Lulu
Grafin Geschwitz
Dr. Schon
Alwa
An Animal Tamer / Rodrig
A Wardrobe Mistress / A
Schoolboy
F
The Painter
F
Schigolch
S
The Prince
S
The Theatre Director
B
The Doctor (speaking role)
No Chorus
Madame Mao - Bright Sheng
Language: English
L
L
Jiang Ching I (Mme. Mao)
Jiang China II (Mme. Mao in
her 20s) (also plays Nora and
Mu Guiying)
L
Mao Zedong
F
Zhizhen (also sings Actress
and Yang Paifeng)
F
The Actor (also Helmer and
Victim #3 and Emperor
Gao
S
The Accusers (also sing The
Committee and The Victims)
(An Actress plays Victim 3)
and Another Man:
Victims/Another
Man/Committee/Accusers
S
Soprano
S
Soprano
S
Tenor
S
Tenor
S
Baritone
S
Baritone
S
Bass
S
Bass
32 Minimum Chorus
Macbeth - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
L
F
F
S
S
S
CB
CB
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
Malcolm
Lady-in-Waiting
Doctor
Duncan
Macbeth's Servant
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CB Assassin
CB Herald
24 Minimum Chorus
Madama Butterfly - Puccini
Language: Italian
L
Cho-Cho-San (Butterfly)
L
Pinkerton
F
Suzuki
F
Sharpless
F
Goro
S
Yamadori
S
The Bonze
S
Imperial Commissioner
B
Kate Pinkerton
CB Registrar
15 Minimum Chorus (No Basses)
Mahagonny (The Rise and Fall of
the City of Mahagonny) Weill
Language: German
L
Jenny
L
Jim
L
Mrs. Begbick
F
Moses
F
Bill
F
Joe
F
Jake
F
Fatty
B
Toby
18 Minimum Chorus
Maid of Orleans, The (Orleanskaya
Dyeva) - Tchaikovsky
Language: Russian
L
F
F
F
F
F
F
Joan of Arc (the Maid)
Charles VII, King of France
Agnes Sorel, his Mistress
Thibaut, Joan’s Father
Dunois, a French Soldier
Lionel, a Burgundian Soldier
The Archbishop (the
Cardinal)
S
Raymond, a young man in
love with Joan
S
Bertrand, an old peasant
B
A Soldier (Voyn)
B
Lore, a wounded soldier
CB An Angel voice
48 Minimum Chorus
Makropulos Affair, The (Véc
Makropulos) - Janacek
Language: Czech
L
L
L
F
S
S
S
B
B
Emilia Marty
Albert Gregor
Jaroslav Prus
Dr. Kolenaty
Solicitator Vitek
Kristina
Count Hauk-Sendorf
Janek
A Stage Hand (Strojnik – a
Mechanic)
B
A Stage Dresser (Poklizecka)
B
Chamber-Maid (Komorna)
B
Another Chamber-Maid
(Sluzebna)
12 Minimum Chorus
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Mamelles de Tiresias, Les Francis Poulenc
Language: French
L
Thérèse / Fortune Teller
L
Her Husband
L
Le Gendarme
F
Director
S
Presto
S
Lacouf
S
The Parisian Journalist
S
The Son
B
Newspaper Woman
CB An elegant Woman
CB A Large Woman
CB A Bearded Man
CB Baritone Solo
24 Minimum Chorus
Manon - Massenet
Language: French
L
Manon
L
Des Grieux
L
Lescaut
F
Comte Des Grieux
F
Bretigny
F
Gillot de Morfontaine
S
Javotte
S
Poussette
S
Rosette
S
Innkeeper
CB Two Soldiers
CB Sergeant
CB Archer
CB Servant
24 Minimum Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Puccini
Language: Italian
L
Lescaut
L
Manon
L
Des Grieux
F
Geronte de Ravoir
S
Edmondo
S
A Singer
S
Dancing Master
S
Lamplighter
B
Innkeeper
B
Sergeant
B
Captain
CB Sergeant
24 Minimum Chorus
Maria Stuarda - Donizetti
Language: Italian
L
Maria Stuarda
L
Elisabetta
L
Talbot
L
Leicester
S
Anna
S
Cecil
B
Court Herald
18 Minimum Chorus
Margot La Rouge - F. Delius
S
S
S
S
B
Le Poigne
Nini
First Soldier
Second Soldier
1st Drinker, 2nd Drinker, &
3rd Drinker
B
Le Garcon
B
Le Brigadier
B
La Patronne
B
1st Woman, 2nd Woman &
3rd Woman
No Chorus
Martha - Von Flotow
Language: German
L
Lionel
L
Plunkett
L
Lady Harriet
L
Nancy
F
Lord Tristram
S
Sheriff of Richmond
CB Three Farm Girls
CB A Farmer
CB Three Flunkeys
24 Minimum Chorus
Mary, Queen of Scots - Thea
Musgrave
English: English
L
L
L
L
F
Mary, Queen of Scots
James Stuart
Earl of Bothwell
Lord Darnley
David Ricco (w/ Cardinal
Beaton = L)
F
Cardinal Beaton (w/ David
Ricco = L)
F
Lord Gordon
S
Earl of Morton
S
Earl of Ruthven
S
Mary Seton
S
Three Marys
CB Solo Lord
CB Solo Lord
CB Two Crowd Lines
Mathis Der Mahler - Himdemith
Language: German
L
Mathis
L
Albrecht
L
Ursula
L
Regina
S
Lorenz von Pommersfelden
S
Wolfgang Capito
S
Truchsess von Waldburg
S
Sylvester von Schaumberg
S
Grafin von Helfenstein
B
Riedinger
B
Hans Schwalb
B
Pfeifer des Frafen
Mute Grar von Helfenstein
32 Minimum Chorus
Matrimonio Segreto, Il (The Secret
Marriage) - Cimarosa
Language: French
L
L
F
F
Sergeant Thibault
Margot La Rouge
L’Artiste
Lili Beguin
Language: Italian
L
L
L
L
Carolina
Count Robinson
Elisetta
Fidalam
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L
Paolino
L
Geronimo
No Chorus
Mazeppa - Tchaikovsky
Language: Russian
L
Mazeppa, the Cossack
Hetman
L
Kochubey, a wealthy
Cossack
L
Maria, his daughter
F
Andrei, a young Cossack
F
Orlik, Mazeppa’s henchman
F
Liubov, Kochubey’s wife
S
Iskra, Governor of Poltava
S
A Drunken Cossack
40 Minimum Chorus
McTeague - William Bolcom
Language: English
L
L
L
L
S
S
S
S
McTeagur
Maria Miranda Macapa
Marcus Shoulder
Trina Sieppe
Sheriff
Papa Seippe
Mama Sieppe
Lottery Agent/Health
Inspector
S
Dentist
B
Qwgooste
B
Waiter/Posse/Guest
B
Waiter/Posse/Guest
B
Waiter/Posse/Guest
B
Watier/Posse/Guest
B
Posse/Guest
B
Posse/Guest
B
Posse/Guest
B
Posse/Guest
B
2 Guests
8 Minimum Chorus
Medea - Cherubini
Language: Italian
L
Medea
L
Giasone
F
Glauce
F
Creonte
S
Neris
S
Ancella
B
Guard
24 Minimum Chorus
Medium, The - Menotti
Language: English
L
Madame Flora (Baba)
L
Monica
F
Toby (mute)
S
Mrs. Gobineau
S
Mr. Gobineau
S
Mrs. Nolan
No Chorus
Mefistofele - Boito
Language: Italian
L
L
L
F
S
Mefistofele
Faust
Margarita
Elena
Pantalis
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S
Wagner
S
Nereus
B
Marta
36 Minimum Chorus (and
Children's Chorus)
Meistersinger, Die - Wagner
Language: German
L
Eva
L
Magdalene
L
Hans Sachs
L
Beckmesser
L
Walter von Stolzing
L
David
F
Kothner
S
Vogelgesang
S
Zorn
S
Moser
S
Eisslinger
S
Nachtigal
S
Ortel
S
Foltz
S
Schwartz
S
Night Watchman
40 Minimum Chorus
Merchant and the Pauper - Paul
Schoenfield
L
L
L
F
F
Narrator/Rabbi
The Merchant
The Pauper
The Pauper’s Wife
The Wicked Genreal/The
Pirate
F
The Merchant’s Son
F
Beauty, The Pauper’s
Daughter
B
Three Noblemen
B
Three Handmaidens
B
Three Suitors
CB 4th Voice as Noble
24 Minimum Chorus
Merry Widow - Lehar
Language: German
L
Danillo
L
Sonia (or Anna)
F
Popoff
F
Natalie
F
Camille de Jolidon
F
Nish
S
Cascada
S
St. Brioche
S
Khadja
S
Olga
S
Lolo (Dancer)
CB Head Waiter
CB St. Brioche's Wife
CB Khadjad's Wife
18 Minimum Chorus
Merry Wives of Windsor, The (Die
Lustigen Weiber Von
Windsor) - Nicolai
Language: German
L
L
L
F
F
Mrs. Ford (Frau Fluth)
Falstaff
Ford (Fluth)
Anna
Mrs. Page (Frau Reich)
F
Fenton
S
Page (Reich)
S
Caius
S
Slender (Sparlich)
18 Minimum Chorus
Midsummer Marriage, The - M.
Tippett
Language: English
L
Mark
L
Jenifer
L
King Fisher
F
Bella
F
Jack
F
Sosostris
F
Strephon
S
The Ancients
B
Half-Tipsy Man
B
A Dancing Man
CB A Man
CB A Girl
40 Minimum Chorus
Midsummer Night's Dream, A Britten
Language: English
L
Oberon
L
Tytania
L
Lysander
L
Demetrius
L
Hermia
L
Helena
L
Bottom
L
Flute
F
Theseus
F
Puck
F
Quince
S
Hippolyta
S
Snug
S
Snout
S
Starling
B
Cobweb
B
Peachblossom
B
Mustardseed
B
Moth
Children' s Chorus
Mignon - Thomas
CB A Noble
20 Minimum Chorus
Miss Haversham’s Fire - Dominick
Argento
Language: English
L
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
B
B
B
B
B
Aurelia Havisham
Estella Drummle
Phillip Pirrip (Pip)
as a young girl of 1846-48
as a poor boy of 1846-48
Bentley Drummle
Jaggers
The Coroner
Sarah Pocket
Camilla Pocket
Georgiana Pocket
Raymond Pocket
Grace-Helen Broome
(Nanny)
B
as a young Woman of 1810
B
First Man Guest (Raymond
Pocket)
B
First Maid
CB First Woman Guest
CB Second Woman Guest
CB Third Woman Guest
CB Second Man Guest
CB Third Man Guest
CB Pumblechook (Uncle to Pip)
CB Orlick (Caretaker at Satis
House)
Mute A Chambermaid
32 Minimum Chorus
Mitridate, Re di Ponto - W. A.
Mozart
Language: Italian
L
Mitridate
L
Aspasia
L
Sifare
F
Farnace
F
Ismene
S
Marzio
S
Arbate
No Chorus
Monsieur Choufleur - Offenbach
Language: French
L
Wilhelm Meister
L
Lothario
L
Mignon
L
Philine
F
Laertes
F
Frederic
B
Jarno
CB Antonio
18 Minimum Chorus
Mikado, The - Sullivan
Language: English
L
L
L
L
F
F
S
S
S
Nanki-Poo
Ko-Ko
Yum-Yum
Katisha
The Mikado
Pooh-Bah
Pish-Tush
Pitti-Sing
Peep-Bo
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Language: French
L
Ernestine (Christine)
L
Chrysodule Babylas
L
M. Choufleuri
S
Petermann
S
Balandard
S
Mme. Balandard
20 Minimum Chorus
Moses Und Aron – Schoenberg
Language: German
L
L
F
S
S
S
S
B
B
B
Moses
Aron, his brother
A Priest
Young Girl/Sop (I of 4 naked
Virgins)
Young Man (Youth)
A Man
Six Solo Voices
Ephraimite
Another Man
Invalid Woman
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B
2nd, 3rd, 4th Naked Virgin
(1st Naked Virgin – see Young
Girl)
CB Three Elders
CB A Naked Youth
CB Solo Soprano
CB Solo Tenor
CB A Man
CB Two Soldiers
60 Minimum Chorus
Mother of Us All - V. Thomson
Language: English
L
Susan B. Anthony
L
Daniel Webster
L
Jo, the Loiterer
L
Constance Fletcher
F
John Adams
F
Anne
F
Gertrude Stein
F
Virgil Thomson
F
Indiana Elliot
F
Angel Moore
F
Gloster Hemming
F
Lillian Russell
S
Chris, the Citizen
S
Thaddeus Stevens
S
Anna Hope
S
Jenny Reefer
S
Ulysses S. Grant
S
Andrew Johnson
S
Anthony Comstock
S
Donald Gallup
S
Herman Atlan
S
Isabel Wentworth
S
Indiana Elliot’s Brother
B
Henrietta M.
B
Henry B.
B
Negro Woman
B
Negro Man
CB A.A. & T.T. Postillions
24 Minimum Chorus
Mourning Becomes Electra - M.D.
Levy
Naughty Marietta - Victor Herbert
Language: English
L
Marietta (the Contessa
d’Altena)
L
Captain Dick Warrington
F
Etienne Grandet (alias Bras
Pique)
F
Silas Slick
F
Adah (a Quadroon slave girl)
F
Lieutenant-Governor Grandet
F
Lizette (a Casket Girl)
S
Rudolfo (An Italian buffo)
S
Sir Harry Blake (Irish
Adventurer)
S
Florenz (Secretary to the Lt.
Governor)
Three Girls of New Orleans:
B
Fanchon
B
Nanette
B
Felice
CB Nightwatchman
CB First Flower Girl
CB Second Flower-Girl
CB Man Flower-Seller
CB Sugar-Cane Seller
CB Parakeet-Seller
CB Fruit-Seller
CB Italian Parrot-Seller
CB First Man
CB Second Man
CB Third Man
CB First Dice Player
CB Second Dice Player
CB First Card Player
CB Second Card Player
CB First Man
CB Second Man
CB Third Man
CB Fourth Man
CB A Man
CB Three or Four Italian Men
40 Minimum Chorus
Navarraise, La - Massenet
Language: French
Language: English
L
Christine Mannon
L
Lavinia Mannon
L
Adam Brant
L
Orin Mannon
F
General Ezra Mannon
F
Helen Niles
F
Peter Niles
S
Jed
40 Minimum Chorus
Nabucco - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Nabucco
L
Ismaele
L
Zaccaria
L
Abigaille
F
Fenena
S
High Priest
S
Anna
S
Abdallo
24 Minimum Chorus
L
L
Anita, a girl of Navarre
Araquil, Sergeant in Biscayan
regiment
L
Garrido, General of the
troops
F
Remigio, Araquil’s Father
S
Bustamente, Sergeant in the
regiment
S
Ramon, Captain in the
regiment
B
A Soldier
24 Minimum Chorus
Nixon in China - Adams
Language: English
L
L
L
L
L
L
S
Richard Nixon
Pat Nixon
Mao Tse-Tung
Chou En-Lai
Chiang Ch’ing (Madame
Mao)
Henry Kissinger
Mao’s 1st Secretary (Nancy
Tang)
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S
S
S
Mao’s 2nd Secretary
Mao’s 3rd Secretary
Wu Ching-Hua (Female solo
dancer)
S
Hung Ch’Anf-ch’ing (Male
solo dancer)
24 Minimum Chorus
Norma - Bellini
Language: Italian
L
Norma
L
Adalgisa
L
Pollione
L
Oroveso
S
Clotilda
B
Flavio
24 Minimum Chorus
Noye’s Fludde - Benjamin Britten
Language: English
L
Voice of God
L
Noye
L
Mrs. Noye
Noye's Sons:
S
Sem
S
Ham
S
Jaffett
Their Wives:
S
Mrs. Sem
S
Mrs. Ham
S
Mrs. Jaffett
B
Mrs. Noye's Gossips (4)
Children's Chorus
Nozze Di Figaro, Le (The Marriage
of Figaro) - Mozart
Language: Italian
L
Countess Almavila
L
Count Almaviva
L
Susanna
L
Figaro
L
Cherubino
F
Dr. Bartolo
F
Marcellina
F
Don Basilio
S
Don Curzio
S
Antonio
S
Barbarina
CB Two Bridesmaids
12 Minimum Chorus
Oberto, Conte De San Bonifacio Guiseppe Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Cuniza
L
Riccardo
L
Oberto
L
Leonora
S
Imelda
32 Minimum Chorus
Oedipus Rex - Stravinsky
Language: Latin
L
F
F
F
S
S
S
Oedipus
Jocasta
Creon
Narrator
Tiresias
Shepherd
Messenger
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16 Minimum Chorus (Men Only)
Of Mice and Men - Floyd
Language: English
L
George Milton
L
Lennie Small
L
Curley's Wife
F
Curley
F
Candy
F
Slim
F
Rosita
S
Carlson
B
Ballad Singer
8 Minimum Chorus (Men Only)
Oklahoma – Rodgers
Language: English
L
L
F
F
F
F
Curly
Laurie
Ado Annie
Jud
Will Parker
3 Solo Dancers (Curly,
Laurie, Jud)
S
Ali Hakim
S
Gertie Cummings
S
Aunt Eller
B
Andrew Carnes
18 Minimum Chorus
Old Maid and the Thief, The Menotti
Language: English
L
Miss Todd
L
Laetitia
F
Bob
F
Miss Pinkerton
No Chorus
Orfeo, La Favola, D’ - Monteverdi
Language: Italian
L
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Orfeo
Messaggera (Messenger)
La Musica/La Speranza
La Musica
La Speranza
Euridice
Caronte (Charon)
Plutone (Pluto)
Proserpina
La Ninfa (Nymph)
Appollo
1st Shepherd (Appollo/1st
Shepherd = F)
S
2nd Shepherd
S
3rd Shepherd
S
2nd Shephard/2nd Spirit
S
3rd Shephard/1st Spirit
B
4th Shepherd
B
1st Spirit
B
2nd Spirit
B
Echo (L’eco)
B
5th Shepherd
B
3rd Spirit
B
Two Nymphs
24 Minimum Chorus
Orfeo ed Euridice - Gluck
Language: Italian
L
Orfeo (Orpheus)
F
F
F
S
Euridice
Amor
Ombra Felice/Euridice
Ombra Felice (Blessed Spirit
of Euridice)
12 Minimum Chorus
F
Lodovico
S
Roderigo
S
Montano
B
Herald
36 Minimum Chorus
Pagliacci - Leoncavallo
Orlando - G. F. Handel
Language: Italian
L
Orlando
L
Angelica
L
Dorinda
F
Medoro
F
Zoroastro
No Minimum Chorus
Ormindo, L’- Cavalli
Language: Italian
L
L
Ormindo, Prince of Tunis
Erisbe, Queen of Morocco &
Fez
F
Amida, Prince of Tamisene
F
Sicle, Princess of Susio
F
Erice, Nurse to Sicle
F
Mirinda
F
Ariadeno, King of Morocco &
Fez
S
Nerillo
S
Melinde
S
Osmano
16 Minimum Chorus
Orpheus in the Underworld
(Orphée aux Enfers) Offenbach
Language: French
L
Eurydice
L
Pluto
L
Jupiter
F
Public Opinion
F
Orpheus
F
Cupid
S
Venus
S
Mars
S
Diana
S
Juno
S
Mercury
S
John Styx
B
Minerva
B
Three Secret Policemen
18 Minimum Chorus
Otello - Rossini
Language: Italian
L
Otello
L
Desdemona
L
Iago
L
Roderigo
F
Emilia
S
Elmiro
S
Gondolier
24 Minimum Chorus
Otello - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
L
L
F
F
Otello
Desdemona
Iago
Cassio
Emilia
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Language: Italian
L
Canio
L
Nedda
L
Tonio
F
Silvio
F
Beppe
CB First Peasant
CB Second Peasant
24 Minimum Chorus
Parsifal - Wagner
Language: German
L
Amfortas
L
Gurnemanz
L
Parsifal
L
Kundry
F
Klingsor
S
Two Knights of the Grail
S
Four Esquires
S
A Voice
S
Six Flower Maidens
36 Minimum Chorus
Partenope - George Frideric
Handel
Language: Italian
L
Partenope
L
Rosmira
L
Arsace
F
Armindo
F
Emilio
S
Ormonte
16 Minimum Chorus
Passion of Jonathan Wade, The Carlisle Floyd
Language: English
L
L
L
F
F
S
S
S
Jonathan Wade
Celia Townsend
Judge Gibbes Twonsend
Enoch Pratt
Lucas Wardlaw
Nicey
Lieutenant Patrick
Wounded Confererate
Soldier
S
T. Tertius Riddle
S
Judge James Bell
B
2 Carpetbaggers
B
Young Girl
CB Sergeant Branch
CB Man on Barrel
CB Two Soldiers
CB Rector
CB 2 Black Senators
CB 5 Friends of Lucas
CB Black Driver
32 Minimum Chorus
Patience or Bunthorne’s Bride Arthur Sullivan
Language: English
L
Patience
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L
L
F
F
F
S
S
Reginald Bunthorne
Archibald Grosvenor
The Lady Jane
Colonel Caverley
The Lady Angela
The Lady Saphir
Lieutenant, The Duke of
Dunstable
S
Major Murgatroyd
S
The Lady Ella
Mute Mr. Bunthorne’s Solicitor
24 Minimum Chorus
Paul Bunyan - Britten
Language: English
L
Paul Bunyan
L
Tiny
L
Johnny Inkslinger
L
Hot Biscuit Slim
F
Narrator/Ballad Singer
F
Hel Helson
S
John Shears
S
Western Union Boy
S
Sam Sharkey
S
Ben Benney
S
Fido
S
Moppet
S
Poppet
B
Jen Jenson
B
Andy Anderson
B
Pete Peterson
B
Cross Crosshaulson
B
First Wild Goose
B
Second Wild Goose
B
Third Wild Goose
B
Quartet Of the Defeated
Possible Combined Roles:
F
Fido/Third Wild Goose
F
Moppet/First Wild Goose
F
Poppet/Second Wild Goose
Chorus Roles:
CB Four Young Trees
CB Heron
CB Moon
CB Wind
CB Beetle
CB Squirrel
CB Solo 1/Swedish Lumberjack
CB Solo 2/French Lumberjack
CB Solo 3/German Lumberjack
CB First Crony
CB Second Crony
CB Third Crony
CB Fourth Crony
CB Tenor 1
CB Tenor 2
CB Baritone
24 Minimum Chorus
Pecheurs Des Perles, Les (The
Pearl Fishers) - Bizet
Language: French
L
Leila
L
Nadir
L
Zurga
F
Nourabad
24 Minimum Chorus
Pelleas Et Melisande - Debussy
Language: French
L
Pelleas
L
Melisande
L
Golaud
L
Arkel
F
Genevieve
F
Yniold
S
A Physician
B
A Shepherd
18 Minimum Chorus
Perichole, La - Offenbach
Language: French
L
Don Andres
L
La Perichole
L
Paquillo
L
Don Pedro
L
Tarapot
S
Guadalena
S
Estrella
S
Virginella
S
Old Prisoner
B
First and Second Notary
B
Ninetta
B
Frasquinella
B
Brambilla
B
Manuelita
18 Minimum Chorus
Peter Grimes - Britten
Language: English
L
Peter Grimes
L
Ellen Orford
L
Captain Balstrode
F
Auntie
F
Swallow
S
First Niece
S
Second Niece
S
Bob Boles
S
Mrs. Sedley
S
Reverend
S
Ned Keene
S
Hobson
S
Boy (acting role)
B
Dr. Thorp (mute)
40 Minimum Chorus
Philèmone et Baucis - Gounod
Language: French
L
Philemone
L
Baucis
L
Jupiter
L
Vulcan
S
A Shepherdess
24 Minimum Chorus
Pinafore, H.M.S. - Sullivan
Language: English
L
Sir Joseph
L
Captain Corcoran
L
Ralph Rackstraw
L
Josephine
F
Little Buttercup
F
Dick Deadeye
S
Bill Bobstay
18 Minimum Chorus
Pique Dame (The Queen of
Spades) - Tchaikovsky
Language: Russian
L
Lisa
L
Herman
L
Countess
L
Tomsky
L
Pauline / Daphnis
F
Yeletsky
F
Pauline
F
Naramov / Plutus
S
Tchekalinsky
S
Sourin
S
Governess
S
Chloe
S
Daphnis
S
Plutus
B
Tchaplitsky
B
Naramov
B
Major Domo
B
Mary
32 Minimum Chorus (and
Children's Chorus)
Pirata, Il - Bellini
Language: Italian
L
Imogene
L
Gualtiero
L
Ernesto
F
Adele
F
Itulbo
S
Goffredo
24 Minimum Chorus
Pirates of Penzance, The Sullivan
Language: English
L
Major-General Stanley
L
The Pirate King
L
Frederic
L
Mabel
L
Ruth
F
Sergeant of Police
S
Samuel
S
Edith
S
Kate
B
Isabel
20 Minimum Chorus
Postcard from Morocco – Argento
Language: English
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
S
B
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A Lady with a “Cake Box”
A Lady with a Hand Mirror/An
Operetta Singer
A Lady with a “Hat Box” / A
Foreign
Singer
Mr. Owen, Man with a Paint
Box
A Man with Old
Luggage/First Puppet/An
Operetta Singer
A Man with a Shoe Sample
Kit/Second Puppet
A Man with “Cornet Case”/ A
Puppet
Maker
2 Entertainers
A Puppet Maker
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No Chorus
Postman Always Rings Twice, The
- Paulus
Language: English
L
Frank Chambers
L
Cora
F
Nick Papadakis
F
Katz (Lawyer)
S
Sacket (District Attorney)
B
Cop (Jail)
B
Kennedy, Katz’ Sidekick
No Chorus
Porgy and Bess - Gershwin
Language: English
L
Porgy
L
Bess
L
Crown
L
Sporting Life
F
Clara
F
Jake
F
Serena
S
Robbins
S
Maria
S
Mingo
B
Detective
B
Maria
B
Frazer
B
Policeman
B
Undertaker
B
Annie
B
Nelson
B
Crabman
B
Strawberry Woman
B
Coroner
B
Police Sargeant
B
Solo bit parts
24 Minimum Chorus
Prince Igor - Borodin
Language: Russian
L
L
L
Igor Sviatoslavitch
Jaroslavna
Vladimir Jaroslavitch
(Galitzky)
L
Kontchakovna
F
Vladimir Igorevitch
F
Kontchak
S
Ovlour
S
Skoula
S
Erochka
B
Jaroslavna's Nurse
B
A Young Polovetsian Maiden
40 Minimum Chorus
Puritani, I - Bellini
Language: Italian
L
Elvira
L
Lord Arturo
L
Sir Giorgio
L
Sir Riccardo
F
Lord Gaultiero
S
Sir Bruno
S
Enrichetta
24 Minimum Chorus
Quatro Rusteghi, I (The Four
Ruffians) - Wolf-Ferrari
Language: Italian
L
Margarita
L
Felice
L
Lucieta
L
Lunardo
L
Marina
L
Simon
F
Cancian
F
Maurizio
F
Count Riccardo
B
Maid
No Chorus
Quiet Place, A (Original Version) Leonard Bernstein
F
Mother Goose
S
Sellem
S
Keeper of Madhouse
18 Minimum Chorus
Rape of Lucretia, The - Britten
Language: English
L
Male Chorus
L
Female Chorus
L
Lucretia
F
Collatinus
F
Junius
F
Tarquinius
S
Bianca
S
Lucia
No Chorus
Regina - Blitzstein
Language: English
L
Dede
L
Junior
L
Sam
F
Francois
S
Funeral Director
S
Bill
S
Susie
S
Analyst
S
Doc
S
Mrs. Doc
CB Seven voices
24 Minimum Chorus
Quiet Place, A (Revised Version) Leonard Bernstein
Language: English
L
Regina Giddens
L
Birdie Hubbard
L
Ben Hubbard
F
Horace Giddens
F
Alexandria Hubbard
F
Addie
S
Leo Hubbard
S
Cal
S
Jabez
B
William Marshall
CB Manders
CB Belle
18 Minimum Chorus
Rheingold, Das - Wagner
Language: English
L
Sam
L
Dede
L
Junior
L
Dinah
L
Young Sam
F
Francois
S
Funeral Director
S
Bill
S
Susie
S
Dinah's Analyst
S
Doc
S
Mrs. Doc
S
Jazz Trio
CB Seven Voices
24 Minimum Chorus
Radamisto - George Frederic
Handel
Language: German
L
Wotan
L
Loge
L
Alberich
L
Mime
L
Fricka
L
Erda
F
Donner
F
Froh
F
Fasolt
F
Fafner
F
Freia
S
Woglinde
S
Welgunde
S
Flosshilde
No Chorus
Riders to the Sea - Vaughan
Williams
Language: Italian
L
Radamisto
L
Zenobia
L
Polissena
F
Tiridate
F
Fraarte
F
Tigrante
S
Farasmane
No Chorus
Rake's Progress - Stravinsky
Language: English
L
L
L
L
F
Ann Truelove
Tom Rakewell
Nick Shadow
Baba the Turk
Truelove
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Language: English
L
Maurya
F
Cathleen
F
Nora
S
Bartley
B
A Woman
12 Minimum Chorus (Women
Only)
Rigoletto - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
L
L
F
F
F
Duke of Mantua
Rigoletto
Gilda
Monterone
Sparafucile
Maddalena
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S
Marullo
.
S
Borsa
B
Giovanna
B
Countess Ceprano
B
Count Ceprano
B
A Page
12 Minimum Chorus (Men Only)
Ritorno D’Ulisse in Patria, La Monteverdi
Language: Italian
L
L
F
F
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Penelope
Ulisse (Ulysses)
Telemaco (Telemachus)
Minerva
Antinoo
Nettuno (Neptune)
Ericlea (Eurykleia)
Melanto (Melantus)
Eumete
Eurimaco (Eurymachus)
Iro (Irus)
Pisandro (Peisander)
Anfinomo (Anphinomus)
L’umana Fragilita (Human
Frailty)
S
Il Tempo (Time)
S
La Fortuna (Fortune)
S
Amore (Love)
S
Giove (Jove)
B
Tenor Solo
B
Mercurio
B
Giunone (Juno)
No Chorus
Roberto Devereux - Gaetano
Donizetti
Language: Italian
L
Elisabetta
L
Sara
L
Roberto Devereux
L
Duke of Nottingham
S
Lord Cecil
B
Walter Raleigh
CB A Page
CB Nottingham's Servant
28 Minimum Chorus
Rodelinda - George Frideric
Handel
Language: Italian
L
Rodelinda
L
Bertarido
L
Grimoaldo
F
Eduige
F
Unulfo
F
Garibaldo
Mute Flavio
No Chorus
Romeo et Juliette - Gounod
Language: French
L
L
L
F
F
F
S
S
Romeo
Juliette
Mercutio
Friar Laurent
Capulet
Tybalt
Duke of Verona
Stephano
B
Gregorio
B
Gertrude
B
Benvolio
B
Paris
18 Minimum Chorus
Rondine, La (The Swallow) Puccini
Language: Italian
L
Lisette
L
Rambaldo
L
Magda
L
Ruggero
L
Prunier
F
Suzy
F
Yvette
F
Bianca
S
Gobin
S
Grebillon
B
Perichaud
B
Steward
B
Singer
CB Chorus Bits
24 Minimum Chorus
Rose Marie - Friml
Language: English
L
Rose-Marie LaFlamme
L
Jim Kenyon
F
Lady Jane
F
Sergeant Malone
F
Hard-boiled Herman
F
Edward Hawley
F
Wanda
S
Ethel Brander
S
Emile LaFlamme
S
Black Eagle
24 Minimum Chorus
Rosenkavalier, Der - Strauss
Language: German
L
Marschallin
L
Ochs
L
Octavian
L
Sophie
L
Von Faninal
F
A Singer
F
Marianne
F
Valzacchi
F
Annina
S
Notary
S
Police Commissioner
S
Leopold (mute)
S
Majordomo of Faninal
S
Innkeeper
S
Negro Boy (mute)
B
Majordomo of Princess
B
Three Orphans
B
Milliner
B
Animal Vendor
B
Hair Dresser (mute)
18 Minimum Chorus
Rossignol, Le (The Nightingale) Stravinsky
Language: French
L
L
F
F
The Nightingale
The Fisherman
The Cook
The Chamberlain
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F
The Bonze
F
The Emperor of China
F
Death
B
First Japanese Envoy
B
Second Japanese Envoy
B
Third Japanese Envoy
24 Minimum Chorus
Ruddigore - Sullivan
Language: English
L
Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd
(Robin Oakapple)
L
Rose Maybud
L
Richard Dauntless
L
Sir Despard Murgatroyd
F
Mad Margaret
S
Dame Hannah
S
Adam Goodheart
S
Sir Roderic Murgatroyd
B
Zorah
B
Ruppert
B
Jasper
B
Lionel
B
Conrad
CB Ruth
Mute Desmond
Mute Gilbert
Mute Mervin
32 Minimum Chorus
Rusalka - Dvorak
Language: Czech
L
L
L
Rusalka
The Prince
The Spirit of the Lake
(Watergnome)
F
Jezibaba (The Witch)
F
The Foreign Princess
S
1st Wood-Sprite
S
2nd Wood-Sprite
S
3rd Wood-Sprite
S
Gamekeeper (The Forester)
S
Turnspit (The Kitchen Boy)
B
Voice of a Huntsman
(Hunter)
CB 3 Echos (off-stage)
24 Minimum Chorus
Saint Francois d’Assise - Olivier
Messiaen
Language: French
L
Francis
L
Angel
F
Leper
S
Léon
S
Massée
S
Bernard
B
Élie
B
Silvestre
B
Rufin
150 Minimum Chorus
Saint of Bleeker Street, The Menotti
Language: English
L
L
L
F
F
Carmela
Annina
Michele
Assunta
Maria Corona
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F
Desideria
F
Don Marco
S
Salvatore
B
Concettina
B
A Young Man
B
An Old Woman
B
Bartender
B
First Guest
B
Second Guest
B
A Nun
B
A Young Priest
CB Chorus Bits
18 Minimum Chorus
S
Shamrayeff
B
Pauline
Mute Bit Yakov, a servant
16 Minimum Chorus
Segreto Di Susanna (The Secret of
Suzanne) - Wolf-Ferrari
Language: Italian
L
Count Gil
L
Suzanne
S
Sante
No Chorus
Semele - Handel
Salome - Strauss
Language: German
L
Salome
L
Herod
L
Herodias
L
Jokanaan
F
Marraboth
F
Page of Herodias
F
First Nazarene
S
Two Soldiers
S
Five Jews
B
A Slave
B
Cappadocian
CB Second Nazarene
No Chorus
Samson et Delila - Saint-Saens
Language: French
L
Samson
L
Dalila
L
High Priest of Dagon
F
Old Hebrew
S
Abimelek
B
Philistine Messenger
B
Philistines
24 Minimum Chorus
Schweigsame Frau, Die (The
Silent Woman) - R. Strauss
Language: German
L
L
L
Sir Morosus
The Barber (Schneidebart)
Henry Morosus (Nephew of
Sir Morosus)
L
Aminta, his wife
F
Isotta
F
Carlotta
S
The Housekeeper, of Sir
Morosus
S
Morbio
S
Vanuzzi
S
Farfallo
B
A Parrot
CB A Voice
32 Minimum Chorus
Seagull, The - T. Pasatieri
Language: English
L
L
L
F
F
S
S
S
Irina Arkadina
Constantine
Nina
Masha
Boris Trigorin
Sorin
Medvedenko
Dr. Dorn
Language: English
L
Semele
L
Jupiter
L
Juno
L
Juno/Ino
F
Ino
F
Athamas
F
Somnus
S
Cadmus
S
Iris
B
Apollo
B
Chief Priest of Juno
20 Minimum Chorus
Semiramide - Rossini
Language: Italian
L
Semiramide
L
Arsace
L
Assur
L
Idreno
F
Oroe
S
Azema
S
Mitrane
S
Ghost of Nino
32 Minimum Chorus
Siegfried - Wagner
Language: German
L
Siegfried
L
Mime
L
Wotan
L
Brunnhilde
F
Alberich
F
Fafner
F
Erda
S
Forest Bird
No Chorus
Simon Boccanegra - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Simon
L
Jacopo Fiesco
L
Amelia Grimaldi (Maria)
L
Gabrielle Adorno
F
Paolo
S
Pietro
B
Capitain
B
Angel d'Amelia
24 Minimum Chorus
Sly, Ovvero La Leggenda Del
Dormiente Risvegliato Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Language: Italian
L
L
Sly
Dolly
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L
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Il Conte de Westmorland
L'Ostessa
Joan Plake
Il Nobile Francese/Il Musico
1st Nobile/ un Moro
2nd Nobile/ un Pellerossa
3rd Nobile / un Vecchio servo
4th Nobile/ un Cinese
5th Nobile / un Dottore
6th Nobile / un Gran
Carimoniero
S
La 1st Ancella
S
La 2nd Ancella
S
La 3rd Ancella
S
Un Paggetto
B
Snare
B
Il Giudice Campestre
B
Rosslina
B
Un Soldato
B
Il Garzone
B
1st Servo
B
2nd Servo
B
3rd Servo
B
Un Beone Solo
CB Un Vetturale
CB Il Cuoco
CB 5 Voce Interna
CB Un altro Beone
CB Au altro ancora Beone
CB Un Beone solo
CB Un Tenore Solo (studente)
CB Un Tenore solo (core interno)
24 Minimum Chorus
Sonnambula, La (The
Sleepwalker) - Bellini
Language: Italian
L
Amina
L
Elvino
L
Rodolfo
F
Lisa
S
Alessio
S
Teresa
B
Notary
18 Minimum Chorus
Sorcerer, The - Sullivan
Language: English
L
Sir Marmaduke
L
Alexis
L
John Wellington Wells
L
Aline
F
Constance
F
Doctor Daly
S
Lady Sangazure
S
Mrs. Partlett
B
Notary
24 Minimum Chorus
Stiffelio - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Stiffelio
L
Lina
L
Stankar
F
Raffaele
F
Jorg
S
Dorothea
S
Federico
32 Minimum Chorus
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Street Scene - Kurt Weill
Language: English
L
Rose Maurrant
L
Sam Kaplan
L
Anna Maurrant
L
Frank Maurrant
F
Greta Fiorentino
F
Emma Jones
F
Harry Easter
S
Olga Olson
S
Carl Olsen
S
Henry Davis
S
Daniel Buchanan
S
Lippo Fiorentino
S
Mae Jones
S
Dick McGann
B
Jennie Hildebrand
B
Abraham Kaplan
B
George Jones
B
Willie Maurrant
B
Mrs. Hildebrand
B
Two Nursemaids
CB Two Graduates
CB Shirley Kaplan
CB Steve Sankey
CB Vincent Jones
CB Dr. Wilson
CB Officer Murphy
CB City Marshall
CB Fred Cullen
18 Minimum Chorus
Student Prince, The - Romberg
Language: German
L
L
L
F
F
F
F
F
S
S
S
S
S
S
B
B
B
B
B
B
Dr. Engel
Prince Karl Franz
Kathie
Lutz
Princess Margaret
Detlef
Von Asterberg
Lucas
Grand Duchess Anastasia
Von Mark
Gretchen
Ruder
Toni/Lackey IV
Captain Tarnitz
Hubert
Countess Leydon
4 Lackeys
3 Girls
Nicholas
Captain of the Guard –
Grasby
B
Toni
CB Freshman
CB 4 Huzzars
CB 4 Friends of the Huzzars
CB 4 Sopranos (singing with
Gretchen)
CB 4 Students
CB 2 Secretaries
18 Minimum Chorus
Suor Angelica - Puccini
S
Abbess
S
Mistress of Novices
B
Alms Collector
B
Suor Genevieve
B
Suor Osmina
B
Suor Dolcina
B
Aspirant Sisters
B
Nursing Sister
18 Minimum Chorus (Women
Only)
Summer and Smoke - Hoiby
Language: English
L
Alma Winemiller
L
John Buchanon, Jr.
F
Reverend Winemiller
F
Mrs. Winemiller
F
Nelly Ewell
S
Alma, child
S
John, child
S
Dr. Buchanon
S
Rose Gonzales
S
Papa Gonzales
S
Mrs. Basset
S
Roger Doremus
S
Rosemary
S
Vernon
S
Archie Kramer
No Chorus
Susannah - Floyd
Language: English
L
Susannah Polk
L
Olin Blitch
L
Sam Polk
F
Little Bat McLean
S
Elder McLean
S
Elder Gleaton
S
Elder Hayes
S
Elder Ott
S
Mrs. McLean
B
Mrs. Hayes
B
Mrs. Ott
B
Mrs. Gleaton
CB Two Men
18 Minimum Chorus
Sweeney Todd, The Demon
Barber of Fleet Street Stephen Sondheim
Language: English
L
L
F
F
F
F
F
S
S
S
B
CB
Sweeney Todd
Mrs. Lovett
Anthony Hope
Johanna
Tobias Ragg
Judge Turpin
Beggar Woman
(Beggar Woman without Aria)
Pirelli
Beadle
Jonas Fogg
Bird Keeper (w/Jonas Fogg =
B)
24 Minimum Chorus
Tabarro, Il - Puccini
Language: Italian
L
L
Suor Angelica
Princess
Language: Italian
L
L
Michele
Luigi
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L
Giorgetta
F
Il Tapa
F
La Frugola
S
Il Tinca
B
A Song Vendor
B
Lovers
15 Minimum Chorus
Tale for A Deaf Ear - Bucci
Language:
L
Laura Gates
L
Tracy Gates
F
The Woman
F
The Girl
F
The Soldier
F
Chorister
8 Minimum Chorus
Tancredi - Rossini
Language: Italian
L
Arigirio
L
Tancredi
L
Amenaide
F
Orbazzano
F
Isaura
F
Roggiero
18 Minimum Chorus
Taming of the Shrew - Giannini
Language: English
L
Katerina
L
Petruchio
F
Baptista
F
Bianca
F
Lucentio
S
Hortensio
S
Gremio
S
Vincentio
S
Trenio
S
Biodello
S
Grumio
B
Curtis
B
A Peasant
B
Tailor
No Chorus
Tannhäuser - Wagner
Language: German
L
Tannhauser
L
Wolfram
L
Elisabeth
L
Venus
L
Landgraf Hermann
F
Biterolf
S
Walter der Vogelweide
S
Reinmar
S
Heinrich der Schreiber
S
A Shepherd
CB Four Pages
24 Minimum Chorus
Telephone, The - Menotti
Language: English
L
Lucy
L
Ben
No Chorus
Tempest, The - Hoiby
Language: English
L
Prospero
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L
Miranda
L
Ariel
L
Caliban
F
Ferdinand
F
Gonzalo
F
Alonso
S
Trinculo
S
Stephano
S
Sebastian
S
Antonio
S
Iris
S
Ceres
S
Juno
CB 6 Courtiers
CB Soprano Solo
32 Minimum Chorus
Tender Land, The - Copland
Language: English
L
Ma Moss
L
Laurie
L
Top
L
Martin
F
Grandpa
S
Mr. Splinters
S
Mrs. Splinters
S
Beth, a child
B
Mrs. Jenks
B
Mr. Jenks
CB Chorus Bits
8 Minimum Chorus
Thais - Massenet
Language: French
L
Thais
L
Athanael
F
Nicias
F
Palemon
S
Albine
S
Crobyle
S
Myrtale
S
La Charmeuse
B
Slave
B
Five Solo Cenobites
24 Minimum Chorus
Thérèse - Massenet
Language: French
L
Therese
L
Armand de Clerval
F
Andre Thorel
B
Morel
B
An Officer
B
Another Officer
B
Municipal Official
CB Voice of a Woman
CB Voice of a Man
CB Man’s Voice
CB Child’s Voice
20 Minimum Chorus
F
Anstufer (Narrator)
S
Brown
Actors and Actresses:
Lucy
Filch
Die Platte (The Gang)
Hakenfingerjakob
Munzmatthias
Trauerweidenwalter
Ede
Sagerobert
Jimmy
Huren (Whores)
Smith
Pastor Kimball
8 Minimum Chorus
Tiefland (The Lowlands) - E.
D’Albert
Language: German
L
Sebastiano
L
Marta
L
Pedro
F
Tommaso
F
Moruccio
F
Nuri
S
Pepa
S
Antonia
S
Rosalia
S
Nando
CB A Voice
Mute Priest
24 Minimum Chorus
Tosca - Puccini
Language: Italian
L
Floria Tosca
L
Mario Cavaradossi
L
Scarpia
S
Angelotti
S
Sacristan
S
Spoletto
S
Sciarrone
B
Shepherd Boy
B
Jailer
24 Minimum Chorus
Tote Stadt, Die - Korngold
Language: German
Threepenny Opera, The (Die
Dreigroschenoper) – Weill
L
Marie/Marietta
L
Paul
F
Fritz
S
Frank
S
Brigitta
S
Juliette
S
Lucienne
S
Gaston
S
Victorin
S
Count Albert (Graf)
S
Marie– Die Erscheinung
Mariens
24 Minimum Chorus
Language: German
Transformations - Conrad Susa
L
L
L
L
L
Die Spelunken Jenny
Jonathan Jeremiah
Peachum
Mrs. Peachum
Polly Peachum
Meacheath
Language: English
L
L
F
F
F
Princess I
Anne Sexton/Witch II
Good Fairy III
Wizard IV
Magic Object V
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F
Prince VI
F
King VII
F
Neighboring King VIII
No Chorus
Traviata, La - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
Violetta
L
Alfredo
L
Giorgio Germont
S
Gastone
S
Baron Douphol
S
Dr. Grenvil
S
Flora
B
Marchese d'Obigny
B
Annina
18 Minimum Chorus
Tristan und Isolde - Wagner
Language: German
L
Tristan
L
King Mark
L
Isolde
L
Kurvenal
L
Brangaene
S
A Shepherd
S
A Sailor's Voice
B
Melot
B
Steersman
16 Minimum Chorus (Men Only)
Troilus and Cressida - William
Walton
Language: English
L
Troilus
L
Cressida
L
Pandarus
F
Calkas
F
Diomede
S
Antenor
S
Evadne
S
Horaste
B
A Priest
B
A Woman’s Voice
CB First Soldier
CB Second Soldier
CB Ladies-in-waiting
CB Another Priest
60 Minimum Chorus
Trouble in Tahiti - Leonard
Bernstein
Language: English
L
Dinah
L
Sam
S
Jazz Trio
No Chorus
Trovatore, Il - Verdi
Language: Italian
L
De Luna
L
Leonora
L
Azucena
L
Manrico
F
Ferrando
B
Ruiz / Messanger
B
Inez
CB Old Gypsy
18 Minimum Chorus
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Troyens, Les (The Trojans) Berlioz
Language: French
L
L
L
F
F
F
S
Aeneas (Enee)
Dido
Cassandra (Cassadre)
Chorebus (Chorebe)
Anna
Narbal
The Shade of Hector / The
Ghost of Hector
S
Panthus (Panthee)
S
Ascanius (Ascagne)
S
Iopas
S
Hylas
S
Helenus
S
King Priam / The Ghost of
Priam
S
Hecuba / The Ghost of
Cassandra
B
A Trojan Soldier
B
A Greek Captain
Mime Andromaque (Pantomime)
Mime Astyanax (Pantomime)
B
First Sentry (Soldier)
B
Second Sentry (Soldier)
B
The Ghost of Cassandra
B
The Ghost of Chorebus
B
The Ghost of Hector
B
The Ghost of Priam
B
The God Mercury
CB Polyxene
CB The High Priest of Pluto
CB 2 Trojan Chiefs
60 Minimum Chorus
Tsar’s Bride, The (Tsarskaya
Nevesta) - RimskyKorsakov
Language: Russian
L
Gregor Gregorjevitsch
Grjasnoy
L
Ljuba (Ljubasha)
L
Martha (Marfa)
L
Wassili Stepanovitsch
Sobakin
L
Boyar Ivan Sergeitsch Lykov
F
Domna Ivanova Saburova
F
Jelissei Bomelius
S
Gregor Lukianovitsch Maljuta
Skuratov
S
Dunja
S
Petrovna
CB A House-Maid
CB A Young Man
CB A Servant
48 Minimum Chorus
Turandot - Puccini
Language: Italian
L
L
L
F
F
S
S
S
B
Turandot
Calaf
Liu
Timur
Ping
Pang
Pong
Mandarin
Emperor Altoum
B
Two Ladies
CB Prince of Persia
36 Minimum Chorus
Turandot - F. Busoni
Language: Italian
L
L
L
F
F
F
S
The Emperor Altoum
Turandot
Calaf
Adelma
Barak
Truffaldino
The Queen Mother of
Samarkand
S
Tartaglia
S
Pantalone
B
A Singer
Mute The Executioner
36 Minimum Chorus (Includes 8
Doctors –
4 Tenors & 4 Basses)
Turco in Italia, Il (The Turk in Italy)
- Rossini
Language: Italian
L
Fiorilla
L
Narciso
L
Poet
L
Selim
L
Geronio
L
Zaida
S
Albazar
18 Minimum Chorus
Turn of The Screw - Britten
Language: English
L
Governess
L
Quint
L
Miles
L
Flora
F
Mrs. Gross
F
Miss Jessel
S
Prologue
S
Steffens
S
Lecturer
S
Major Domo
No Chorus
Vanessa - Barber
Language: English
L
Vanessa
L
Erika
L
Anatol
F
The Old Baroness
F
The Doctor
S
The Major-Domo
CB A Footman
Mute The Young Pastor
24 Minimum Chorus
Vespri Siciliani, I Les Vêpres
Siciliennes (The Sicilian
Vespers) - Verdi
Language: French
L
L
L
L
S
S
Dutchess Elena (Helene)
Arrigo (Henri)
Guido di Monforte (Monfort)
Giovanni da Procida
Danieli
Ninetta
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S
Roberto (Robert)
S
Tebaldo (Thibault)
S
De Bethune
S
Count Vaudemont
S
Manfredo
60 Minimum Chorus
Vida Breve, La - Falla
Language: Spanish
L
L
L
F
S
S
S
Salud
Paco
Uncle Sarvaor
The Grandmother
A Singer
Manuel
Voice in the Forge / Voice of
Street-seller/Distant Voice
B
Carmela
18 Minimum Chorus
View from the Bridge, A - William
Bolcom
Language: English
L
Eddie
L
Beratrice
L
Catherine
L
Rodolfo
F
Alfieri
F
Marco
S
Tony
S
Louis
S
1st Customs Officer
S
2nd Customs Officer
B
Mike
CB A Woman
CB Soprano
CB Baritone
32 Minimum Chorus
Village Singer, The - Paulus
Language: English
L
Candace Whitcomb
F
Wilson Ford
F
Alma Way
F
William Emmons
S
Minnie Lansing
S
Jenny Wilkins
S
Todd Wilkins
S
Brent Freeman
S
Rev. Pollaid
S
Nancy Ford
No Minimum Chorus
Village Romeo and Juliet, A Delius
Language: French
L
L
F
S
S
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Vreli
Sali
The Dark Fiddler
Manz
Marti
First and Second Peasants
First, Second, Third Women
Gingerbread Woman
Wheel-of-Fortune Woman
Cheap Jewelry Woman
Showman
Merry-Go-Round Man
The Slim Girl
The Wild Girl
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B
B
The Poor Horn Player
The Hunchbacked Bass
Fiddler
B
Shooting Gallery Man
B
First, Second, Third
Bargemen
18 Minimum Chorus
Villi, Le (The Witches) - Puccini
Language: Italian
L
Roberto (Robert)
L
Anna
L
Guglielmo Wulf
24 Minimum Chorus
Visitation, The - G. Schuller
Language: English
L
Carter Jones
F
Preacher
F
Presiding Officer
F
Mrs. Claiborne
F
Teena
F
Uncle Albert
F
Pulisi
S
Bill
S
Frank
S
Joe
S
Landlady
S
First Man
S
Chuck
S
Mr. Claiborne
S
First Policeman
S
Held
S
Patterson
S
Deacon
B
Inspector
B
Mattie
B
Second Man
B
First Companion
B
Second Companion
CB Mill Hand
CB A Man
CB Another Man
48 Minimum Chorus
Voix Humaine, La (The Human
Voice) - F. Poulenc
Language: French
L
Elle (She – the Woman)
Walküre, Die - Wagner
Language: German
L
Siegmund
L
Sieglinde
L
Brunnhilde
L
Wotan
L
Fricka
F
Hunding
S
Eight Valkyres
No Chorus
Wally, La - Catalini
Language: Italian
L
L
L
F
F
Wally
Giuseppe Hagenbach of
Solden
Vincenzo Gellner of
Hochstoff
Walter
Afra
S
S
Stromminger
Il Pedone de Schnals
(Wanderer)
36 Minimum Chorus
War and Peace (VoIna Y Mir) –
Prokofiev
Language: Russian
L
L
L
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
Natalya Rostova (Natasha)
Count Pyotr Bezukhov
(Pierre)
F
Maria Dmitrievna
Akhrosimova
F
Count Ilya Andreievich
Rostov
F
Helene Bezukhova
F
Prince Anatol Kuragin
F
Dolokhov
L
Prince Mikhail Kutuzov
F
Napoleon Bonaparte
S
Sonya
S
Princess Marya Bolkonskaya
S
Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky
S
Dunyasha
S
Colonel Vasska Denisov
S
Tikhon Scherbatsky
S
Fyodor
S
The Old Vasilisa
S
Matveyev
S
Madame Peronskaya
S
Platon Karataev
S
Marshal Berthier
B
Host (at the ball)
B
Balaga
B
Matriosha
B
Metivier
B
Adjutant to General
Compans
B
Adjutant to Marshall Murat
B
Adjutant to Prince Eugene
B
Monsieur de Beausset
B
General Bennigsen
B
General Barclay de Tolly
B
General Yermolov
B
General Rayevsky
B
Choir Leader (off-stage solo)
B
Captain Ramballe
B
Lieutenant Bonnet
B
Jacque –
B
Gerard
B
Young Factory Worker
B
Shopkeeper
B
Mavra Kusminitchna
B
Ivanov
B
Marshal Davout
B
A French Officer
B
Old Valet – (to Prince
Bolkonsky)
B
Major-Domo (to Prince
Bolkonsky)
B
Housemaid (to Prince
Bolkonsky)
B
Gavrilla (Akhrosimova’s
butler)
B
General Belliard
B
Adjutant to Kutuzov
(Kaizarov)
CB Lackey (at the ball)
CB A French Abbe
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CB Trishka
CB Two Prussian Generals
(Klausewitz & Wolzogen)
CB Orderly (to Prince Andrei)
CB Staff Officer #1
CB Staff Officer #2
CB Voice Off-Stage (orderly)
CB Aid-De-Camp to Napoleon
CB Konovnitsin (General)
CB First Madman
CB Second Madman
CB First French Actress
CB Second French Actress
CB Voice Off-Stage
CB Russian General I
CB Russian General II
Mute Bit Third Madman
Mute Tsar Alexander the First
Mute Marquis de Caulaincourt
48 Minimum Chorus
Werther - Massenet
Language: French
L
Charlotte
L
Werther
F
Sophie
F
Albert
F
Bailli
S
Schmidt
S
Johann
B
Katchen
B
Bruhlmann
No Chorus
Wiener Blut - J. Strauss
Language: German
L
Gabriele, Grafin Zedlau
(Countess)
L
Balduin, Graf Zedlau (Count)
L
Prince Ypsheim-Gindelbach
(Prime Minister)
F
Demoiselle Franziska
Cagliari (Franzi)
F
Josef
F
Pepi Pleininger
S
Kagler
S
Lisi
B
Lori
B
Graf Bitowski (Count)
B
Marquis de la Fassade
(Diplomat)
B
Lord Percy (Diplomat)
B
Principe de Lugando
(Diplomat)
B
Anna (Franzi’s Maid)
Minimum Chorus
Wings of the Dove - Moore
Language: English
L
Kate Croy
L
Miles Dunster
L
Milly Theale
F
Lord Mark
F
Homer Croy
F
Aunt Maud Lowder
S
Susan Stringman
S
Madrigallist
S
Minstrel
6 Minimum Chorus (Women Only)
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Wozzeck - Berg
Language: German
L
Marie
L
Wozzeck
F
Captain
F
Doctor
S
Drum Major
S
Andre
S
Margaret
B
Two Apprentices
B
Idiot
CB Soldier
24 Minimum Chorus
Wuthering Heights - C. Floyd
Language: English
L
Catherine Earnshaw (Cathy)
L
Heathcliff
L
Nelly
L
Edgar Linton
F
Isabella Linton
F
Hindley Earnshaw
S
Mr. Earnshaw
S
Joseph
S
Lockwood
24 Minimum Chorus
Xerxes (Serse) - Handel
Language: Italian
L
Xerxes (Serse)
L
Romilda
F
Arsamenes (Arsamene)
F
Amastris (Amastre)
F
Atalante
F
Ariodates (Ariodate)
S
Elviro
16 Minimum Chorus
Yeoman of the Guard, The (The
Merryman and His Maid) Arthur Sullivan
Language: English
L
Phoebe Meryll
L
Jack Point
L
Colonel Fairfax
L
Elsie Maynard
F
Sergeant Meryll
F
Dame Carruthers
F
Wilfred Shadbolt
S
Sir Richard Cholmondely
B
Kate
B
Leonard Meryll
B
Solo Second Yeoman
CB First Yeoman
CB First Citizen
CB Second Citizen
28 Minimum Chorus
F
High Priest (The Speaker)
S
Two Priests
S
Three Genie
B
Two Armed Men
18 Minimum Chorus
Zaza - Leoncavallo
Language: Italian
L
L
L
S
S
S
S
B
B
B
B
Zaza
Milio Dufresne
Cascart
Anaide
Natalia
Bussy
Courtols
Floriana
Signora Dufresne
Marco
Augusto
Toto (child)
No Chorus
Zelmira – Rossini
Language: Italian
L
Zelmira
L
Antenore
L
Polidoro
L
Ilo
L
Leucippo
F
Emma
S
Corista
B
Gran Sacerdote
24 Minimum Chorus
Zigeunerbaron, Der (The Gypsy
Baron) - Strauss
Language: German
L
Sandor Barinkay
L
Kalman Zsupan
L
Saffi
F
Arsena (Arletta)
F
Czipra
S
Graf Peter Homonay
S
Conte Carnero (Kareska)
S
Mirabella
S
Ottokar
B
Pali
B
Franzi
B
Vanya
B
Mishka
18 Minimum Chorus
Zauberflöte, Die (The Magic Flute)
- Mozart
Language: German
L
L
L
L
L
F
F
F
Sarastro
Tamino
Pamina
Queen of the Night
Papageno
Three Ladies
Monostatos
Papagena
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