vancouver opera agreement categorization of … · vancouver opera agreement | categorization of...
Post on 16-Sep-2018
222 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 1 of 30
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 twenty-three (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 Selika L Ines, daughter of Don Diego L Vasco Da Gama,
officer in Portuguese Navy L Nelusko, a slave L Don Pedro, President of the
Royal Council F Don Alvar, Member of the
Council S 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 Helena L Menelas L Aithra F Altair S Da-Ud S First Servant (Dienerin) S Second Servant B Hermione B Sea-shell (Die alleswissende
Muschel) 15 or 18 Minimum Chorus
Agrippina - George Frideric Handel
Language: Italian
L Claudio L Agrippina
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 Akhnaten L Nefertiti L Queen Tye F Horemhab
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 2 of 30
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
Alceste - C.W. Gluck
Language: Italian
L 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
Alcina - Handel
Language: Italian
L Alcina, a sorceress L Ruggiero, a knight F Morgana, sister of Alcina F 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 Alessandro, Alexander the Great
L Rossane, a slave L Lisaura, a princess F Tassile, King of India F Clito, Duke of Macedonia S Leonato, friend of Clito S Cleone, friend of Clito
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
Language: Italian
L Fritz Kobus, a rich bachelor landowner
L Suzel, a farmer’s daughter L Beppe, a gypsy L David, a Rabbi B Caterina, Fritz’s housekeeper B Federico, friend of Fritz B 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
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 Andrea Chenier L Carlo Gerard L Maddalena De Coigny F Mathieu F Roucher F Bersi F La Vecchia Madelon F L'Incredibile S Countess de Coigny S Fleville S Abate (The Abbe) B Fouquier-Tinville B Schmidt (The Jailer) B Dumas B Maestro Di Casa (Major-
Domo) 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 Cleopatra, queen of Egypt L Antony, Roman general L Caesar, ruler of Rome
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 3 of 30
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 Arabella L Zdenka L Matteo L Mandruka F Fiakemmilli S Adelaide S Waldner S Fortune Teller S Elemer S Dominik S Lamoral B 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 Ariodante L Ginevra F King F Dalinda
F Polinesso S Lurcanio B Odoardo 16 Minimum Chorus
Aspern Papers, The - Argento
Language: English
L Juliana Bordereau (Young & Old)
L Tina L The Lodger F Aspern F Sonia F Barelli S Olimpia S Pasquale/Painter S Pasquale B Painter
Attila - Verdi
Language: Italian
L Attila, King of the Huns L Foresto, Knight of Aquileia L 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
Ballad of Baby Doe - Moore
Language: English
L Baby Doe L Augusta Tabor L Horace Tabor F William Jennings Bryan F Mama McCourt S Jacob, friend of Tabor S 4 friends of Augusta S 4 cronies of Tabor S President Chester A. Arthur B Old Miner B Hotel Clerk B Mayor B Katie B Meg B Silver Dollar B Priest B Doorman at Tabor Grand B Footman B Bell Boy B Bouncer at Saloon B Politician
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 Figaro L Rosina L Count Almaviva L Dr. Bartolo F Don Basilio S 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
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 Abul Hassan Ali EBN Bekar, a barber
L Margiana, daughter of the Cadi
L Nureddin F Baba Mustapha, a Cadi F Bostana, a servant of the
Cadi S The Caliph
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 4 of 30
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 Beatrice L Benedict, an officer L Hero, daughter of Leonato F Ursule, Hero’s companion S Don Pedro, a general S Claudio, an officer S Somarone, orchestral
conductor S Leonato, Governor of
Messina B A Messenger B 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 Helene, Queen of Sparta L 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)
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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 5 of 30
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 Mimi, a grisette L Musette, a grisette L Marcel, a painter L Rodolphe, a poet L Shaunard, a musician F Colline, a philosopher S Barbemuche, an agent S Vicomte Paul, Viscount S Gaudens, pub keeper S Durand, a porter S 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
Bomarzo - Ginastera
Language: Spanish
L Pier Francesco Orsini (as adult)
L Silvio De Narni, Astrologer F Diana Orsini F Pantasilea F Julia Farnese S Gian Corrado Orsini S Nicolas Orsini S Girolamo (as adult) S Maerbale (as adult) S Shepherd Boy (child) B Messenger B Pier Francesco Orsini (as
child) B Maerbale (as child) B Girolamo (as child)
Skeleton (Dancer)
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 Voltaire w/Pangloss, Business Man, Governor, 2nd Gambler, Sage.
L Candide L Cunegonde F Baron w/ Grand Inquisitor,
Slavedriver, Pasha F Maximilian F Servant of Maximilian w/ 2nd
Bulgarian, Jew, Judge, Father Bernard, 1st Gambler
F Paquette F Old Lady S Huntsman w/ 1st Bulgarian,
Don #4 S Baroness w/ Calliope Player,
Inquisition business S 1st Westphalian Soldier w/
Don #5, Pirate #2 S 2nd Westphalian Soldier w/
Governor’s Aide, Sailor #3 B Heresy Agent w/ Don #6 B Two Pink Sheep w/
Inquisition Business B Lion w/ Inquisition Business
CB 1st Inquisition Agent w/Sailor #1
CB Dons #1, #2, #3 24 Minimum Chorus
Capriccio - R. Strauss
Language: German
L The Countess L The Count, her brother L Clairon, an actress L Flamand, a musician L Olivier, a poet L 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 Carmen L Don Jose F Escamillo F Micaela S Zuniga S Dancairo S Remendado S Frasquita S Mercedes S Morales B Lillas Pastia (if acting
dialogue of Opera-Comique version)
24 Minimum Chorus (and Children's Chorus)
Casanova’s Homecoming - D. Argento
Language: English
L Casanova F Lorenzo, an abbe, friend of
Casanova F Bellino (Teresa), an opera
singer F Marquis De Lisle, nephew &
heir to Mme. D’Urfe F Mme. D’Urfe, a very mad,
wealthy, elderly widow F Giulietta, abandoned wife of
a cardsharp F Barbara, Casanova’s god-
child F Marcantonio, a street urchin,
serving-boy 12-13 yrs. Old S Gabrielle, a penniless poet
(w/Gondolier = F)
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 6 of 30
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 Cinderella L Prince Charming L The Fairy Godmother L Pandolfe F Mme. De la Haltiere S Noemie S Dorothee B The King B The Master of Ceremonies B The Dean of the Faculty B The First Minister B Six Spirits CB The Herald’s Voice (off-
stage) 32 Minimum Chorus
Cenerentola, La - Rossini
Language: Italian
L Don Ramiro L Angelina (Cenerentola) L Don Magnifico L Dandini F Clorinda (*if aria is not
performed = S) S Tisbe
S Alidoro 12 Minimum Chorus (Men Only)
Christopher Columbus (Christophe Colomb) - D. Milhaud
Language: French
L Isabelle, Queen of Spain L Christophe Colomb L The Narrator F Christophe Colomb II F 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 Gretel L Fleurette L Rosa L Chief of Police L Christopher Columbus F Waiter F Tourist F Beatriz F Luis De Torres F Queen Isabella
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 Ruker Lattimore L Love Simpson L 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 half-
brother, 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 Comte Ory L Comtesse Adele L Isolier, Page to Comte Ory L 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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 7 of 30
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 Hoffman L Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia, or: F Olympia F Giulietta F Antonia L 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
the 4th heroine) 24 Minimum Chorus
Coq D'or, Le - Rimsky-Korsakoff
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 Fiordiligi L Dorabella L Despina L Ferrando L Gugliemo
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 Moll L Editor Daily L Mr. Mister L Junior Mister L Sister Mister L Mrs. Mister L Reverend Salvation L Larry Foreman F Yasha F Dauber F President Prexy F Professor Mamie F Dr. Specialist S Professor Trixie S Druggist S Sadie Polock S Gus Polock S Ella Hammer S Gent S Dick S Cop S Clerk S Steve S Bugs S Professor Scoot S Attendant B First Reporter B Second Reporter
Crucible, The - Ward
Language: English
L Reverend Hale L John Proctor L Abigail Williams L Elizabeth Proctor L Reverend Parris F Tituba F Thomas Putnam F Ann Putnam F Rebecca Nurse F Mary Warren F Judge Danforth F Giles Corey S Betty Parris S Francis Nurse S Ezekiel Cheever S Sarah Good S Ruth Putnam
B Susanna Walcott B Mercy Lewis B Martha Sheldon B Bridget Booth 15 Minimum Chorus
Csardasfürstin, Die (The Gypsy Princess) - Kalman
Language: German
L Sylva Varescu L Edwin Ronald (Prince Edwin-
Marius) 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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 8 of 30
Dead Man Walking - Jake Heggie
Language: English
L Sister Helen Prejean L Joseph de Rocher F Mrs. Patrick de Rocher F Sister Rose S George Benton S Father Grenville S Owen Hart S Kitty Hart S Howard Boucher S Jade Boucher B Motorcycle Cop B Prison Guard #1 B Prison Guard #2 B Older Brother to Joseph B Younger Brother to Joseph B Teenage Girl B Teenage Boy B A Paralegal CB Sister Catherine CB Sister Lillianne CB First Mother CB Mrs. Charlton CB 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 Two Gondoliers CB Two Americans CB Steward CB Lido Boatman CB Guide CB Hotel Waiter CB Restaurant Waiter CB German Father CB Gondolier CB Polish Father CB Russian Father CB Priest in St. Mark’s CB Flower-Seller CB Tourist Woman CB Two Venetian Shop-Girls CB 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 The Captain L Mamoud F Leon Klinghoffer F Marilyn Klinghoffer S 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
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 Doktor Faust L Mephistopheles F in AB version Poet F Wagner
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 9 of 30
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 Elena (Ellen) L Uberto (Hubert) L Malcolm Graeme (Groem) F 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 Don Rodrigo L Don Julian L Florinda L Tendiselo F Fortuna F Obispo S 1st Doncella
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 Rudolph Valentino L June Mathis L The Mogul F 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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 10 of 30
L Elektra L Chrysothemis F Orestes F Aegistheus S Guardian (Tutor) of Orestes S 5th Maid Servant S Overseer B Four Maid Servants B Train Bearer B Old Servant (Old Slave) B Confidante B 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 Princess / Fire / Nightingale L The Child F 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
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 Tcherevik, an old countryman L Parassia, his daughter L Khivria, his wife L Gritzko, a young countryman F The Priest’s Son F 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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 11 of 30
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
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
Fidelio - Beethoven
Language: German
L Don Pizarro L Florestan L Leonore
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
L Ruprecht, a knight L Renata F 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
L Flavio, King of Lombardy L Guido, Son of Ugone L Emilia, Daughter of Lotario L Vitige, in Love with Teodata F Teodata, Daughter of Ugone
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 Saint Teresa I L Saint Teresa II L Saint Ignatius Loyola L Saint Chavez
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 12 of 30
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 Clara Brown F Colonel John Chivington F Barney Ford F Governor John Evans F Colonel Wadsworth F 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 Mute First Lady (Mrs. Grant) 28 Minimum Chorus
Gambler, The (Igrok) - Prokofiev
Language: Russian
L The General, a retired army officer
L Pauline, his step-daughter L Alexey, tutor to the General’s
children F Babulenka, Grand-Mother &
General’s rich aunt F The Marquis S Mr. Astley, a rich Englishman S Blanche, a demi-mondaine B Prince Nilsky
B Baron Wurmerhelm B 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: Italian
L La Gioconda L Laura L Enzo L Barnaba L Alvise Badoero F La Cieca S Zuane B A Monk B Isepo B First Cantore & Second
Voice
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 13 of 30
CB First voice CB A Pilot 24 Minimum Chorus
Gioielli Della Madonna, I (Jewels of the Madonna) - Wolf-Ferrari
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 Queen Elizabeth the First L 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 Gianetta L Tessa L Marco L 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 Francisco Goya L 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
Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein, La - Offenbach
Language: French
L La Grande Duchess L Fritz F Prince Paul F Baron Puck L General Boum F Wanda S Baron Grog S Nepomuc B 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 man-at-arms
32 Minimum Chorus
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 14 of 30
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 Harvey Milk L 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 (African-
American)/ 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 CollarMan
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
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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 15 of 30
Intermezzo - Strauss
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: 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
Iphigenie En Tauride - Gluck
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: 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 Die Seele (The Soul) L Gabriel F Der Sterbende (Dying One) S Der Mönch (The Monk) S 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 Jean L Boniface F Prior S Poet Monk S Painter Monk S Musician Monk
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 Prince Ivan Khovansky L Prince Vassily Galitzin L Dossifej (Dositheus) L Marfa (Martha) F Prince Andrej Khovansky F The Boyar Shaklovity F Emma S A Scrivener (Public letter
writer)
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 16 of 30
S Susanna S Kouzka S A Lutheran Pastor B Varsonofiev B 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 Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov L Katerina Lvovna Ismailova L Sergey F Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov F A Shabby Peasant (Seedy
Lout) F Chief of Police (Police-
Sergeant) 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
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: 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 Jo L Laurie L Meg L Beth L Amy F John Brooke F Aunt Cecilia F Friedrich Bhaer S Alma March S Gideon March / Mr.
Dashwood S Gideon March S Mr. Dashwood Quartet of Female Voices No Chorus
Lizzie Borden - J. Beeson
Language: English
L Andrew Borden L Abigail Borden L Elizabeth Andrew Borden F Margret Borden F Captain Jason MacFarlane S Reverend Harrington
Lohengrin - Wagner
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: 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 Anne Morrow Lindbergh L Charles Lindbergh F Anna Hauptmann F Bruno Hauptmann
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 17 of 30
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 Lucrezia Borgia L Gennaro L Maffio Orsini L Duca di Ferrara (Don
Alfonso) S Rustighello B Liverotto B Vitellozzo B Gazella B Astolfo B 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 Lulu L Grafin Geschwitz L Dr. Schon L Alwa L An Animal Tamer / Rodrig F 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 Jiang Ching I (Mme. Mao) L 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 Macbeth L Lady Macbeth F Banquo F Macduff S Malcolm S Lady-in-Waiting S Doctor CB Duncan CB Macbeth's Servant
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 Joan of Arc (the Maid) F Charles VII, King of France F Agnes Sorel, his Mistress F Thibaut, Joan’s Father F Dunois, a French Soldier F Lionel, a Burgundian Soldier F 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 Emilia Marty L Albert Gregor L Jaroslav Prus F Dr. Kolenaty S Solicitator Vitek S Kristina S Count Hauk-Sendorf B Janek B A Stage Hand (Strojnik – a
Mechanic) B A Stage Dresser (Poklizecka) B Chamber-Maid (Komorna) B Another Chamber-Maid
(Sluzebna) 12 Minimum Chorus
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 18 of 30
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
Language: French
L Sergeant Thibault L Margot La Rouge F L’Artiste F Lili Beguin
S Le Poigne S Nini S First Soldier S Second Soldier B 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 Mary, Queen of Scots L James Stuart L Earl of Bothwell L Lord Darnley F 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: Italian
L Carolina L Count Robinson L Elisetta L Fidalam
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 McTeagur L Maria Miranda Macapa L Marcus Shoulder L Trina Sieppe S Sheriff S Papa Seippe S Mama Sieppe S 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 Mefistofele L Faust L Margarita F Elena S Pantalis
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 19 of 30
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 Narrator/Rabbi L The Merchant L The Pauper F The Pauper’s Wife F 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 Mrs. Ford (Frau Fluth) L Falstaff L Ford (Fluth) F Anna F 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
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 Nanki-Poo L Ko-Ko L Yum-Yum L Katisha F The Mikado F Pooh-Bah S Pish-Tush S Pitti-Sing S Peep-Bo
CB A Noble 20 Minimum Chorus
Miss Haversham’s Fire - Dominick Argento
Language: English
L Aurelia Havisham F Estella Drummle F Phillip Pirrip (Pip) S as a young girl of 1846-48 S as a poor boy of 1846-48 S Bentley Drummle S Jaggers S The Coroner B Sarah Pocket B Camilla Pocket B Georgiana Pocket B Raymond Pocket B 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 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 Moses L Aron, his brother F A Priest S Young Girl/Sop (I of 4 naked
Virgins) S Young Man (Youth) S A Man S Six Solo Voices B Ephraimite B Another Man B Invalid Woman
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 20 of 30
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
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
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
L Anita, a girl of Navarre L 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 Richard Nixon L Pat Nixon L Mao Tse-Tung L Chou En-Lai L Chiang Ch’ing (Madame
Mao) L Henry Kissinger S Mao’s 1st Secretary (Nancy
Tang)
S Mao’s 2nd Secretary S Mao’s 3rd Secretary S 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 Oedipus F Jocasta F Creon F Narrator S Tiresias S Shepherd S Messenger
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 21 of 30
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 Curly L Laurie F Ado Annie F Jud F Will Parker F 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 Orfeo F Messaggera (Messenger) F La Musica/La Speranza S La Musica S La Speranza S Euridice S Caronte (Charon) S Plutone (Pluto) S Proserpina S La Ninfa (Nymph) S Appollo S 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 Euridice F Amor F Ombra Felice/Euridice S Ombra Felice (Blessed Spirit
of Euridice) 12 Minimum Chorus
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 Ormindo, Prince of Tunis L 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 Otello L Desdemona L Iago F Cassio F Emilia
F Lodovico S Roderigo S Montano B Herald 36 Minimum Chorus
Pagliacci - Leoncavallo
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 Jonathan Wade L Celia Townsend L Judge Gibbes Twonsend F Enoch Pratt F Lucas Wardlaw S Nicey S Lieutenant Patrick S 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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 22 of 30
L Reginald Bunthorne L Archibald Grosvenor F The Lady Jane F Colonel Caverley F The Lady Angela S The Lady Saphir S 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 A Lady with a “Cake Box” L A Lady with a Hand Mirror/An
Operetta Singer L A Lady with a “Hat Box” / A
Foreign Singer L Mr. Owen, Man with a Paint
Box L A Man with Old
Luggage/First Puppet/An Operetta Singer
L A Man with a Shoe Sample Kit/Second Puppet
L A Man with “Cornet Case”/ A Puppet
Maker S 2 Entertainers B A Puppet Maker
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 23 of 30
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 Igor Sviatoslavitch L Jaroslavna L 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
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 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: Italian
L Radamisto L Zenobia L Polissena F Tiridate F Fraarte F Tigrante S Farasmane No Chorus
Rake's Progress - Stravinsky
Language: English
L Ann Truelove L Tom Rakewell L Nick Shadow L Baba the Turk F Truelove
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 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: 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: English
L Maurya F Cathleen F Nora S Bartley B A Woman 12 Minimum Chorus (Women
Only)
Rigoletto - Verdi
Language: Italian
L Duke of Mantua L Rigoletto L Gilda F Monterone F Sparafucile F Maddalena
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 24 of 30
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 Penelope L Ulisse (Ulysses) F Telemaco (Telemachus) F Minerva F Antinoo F Nettuno (Neptune) S Ericlea (Eurykleia) S Melanto (Melantus) S Eumete S Eurimaco (Eurymachus) S Iro (Irus) S Pisandro (Peisander) S Anfinomo (Anphinomus) S 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 Romeo L Juliette L Mercutio F Friar Laurent F Capulet F Tybalt S Duke of Verona S 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 The Nightingale L The Fisherman F The Cook F The Chamberlain
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 Rusalka L The Prince L 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 Carmela L Annina L Michele F Assunta F Maria Corona
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 25 of 30
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
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 Sir Morosus L The Barber (Schneidebart) L 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 Irina Arkadina L Constantine L Nina F Masha F Boris Trigorin S Sorin S Medvedenko S Dr. Dorn
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
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 Sly L Dolly
L Il Conte de Westmorland F L'Ostessa F Joan Plake S Il Nobile Francese/Il Musico S 1st Nobile/ un Moro S 2nd Nobile/ un Pellerossa S 3rd Nobile / un Vecchio servo S 4th Nobile/ un Cinese S 5th Nobile / un Dottore S 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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 26 of 30
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 Dr. Engel L Prince Karl Franz L Kathie F Lutz F Princess Margaret F Detlef F Von Asterberg F Lucas S Grand Duchess Anastasia S Von Mark S Gretchen S Ruder S Toni/Lackey IV S Captain Tarnitz B Hubert B Countess Leydon B 4 Lackeys B 3 Girls B Nicholas B 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
Language: Italian
L Suor Angelica L Princess
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 Sweeney Todd L Mrs. Lovett F Anthony Hope F Johanna F Tobias Ragg F Judge Turpin F Beggar Woman S (Beggar Woman without Aria) S Pirelli S Beadle B Jonas Fogg CB Bird Keeper (w/Jonas Fogg =
B) 24 Minimum Chorus
Tabarro, Il - Puccini
Language: Italian
L Michele L Luigi
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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 27 of 30
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
Threepenny Opera, The (Die Dreigroschenoper) – Weill
Language: German
L Die Spelunken Jenny L Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum L Mrs. Peachum L Polly Peachum L Meacheath
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
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
Transformations - Conrad Susa
Language: English
L Princess I L Anne Sexton/Witch II F Good Fairy III F Wizard IV F Magic Object V
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
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 28 of 30
Troyens, Les (The Trojans) - Berlioz
Language: French
L Aeneas (Enee) L Dido L Cassandra (Cassadre) F Chorebus (Chorebe) F Anna F Narbal S 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) - Rimsky-Korsakov
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 Turandot L Calaf L Liu F Timur F Ping S Pang S Pong S Mandarin B Emperor Altoum
B Two Ladies CB Prince of Persia 36 Minimum Chorus
Turandot - F. Busoni
Language: Italian
L The Emperor Altoum L Turandot L Calaf F Adelma F Barak F Truffaldino S 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 Dutchess Elena (Helene) L Arrigo (Henri) L Guido di Monforte (Monfort) L Giovanni da Procida S Danieli S Ninetta
S Roberto (Robert) S Tebaldo (Thibault) S De Bethune S Count Vaudemont S Manfredo 60 Minimum Chorus
Vida Breve, La - Falla
Language: Spanish
L Salud L Paco L Uncle Sarvaor F The Grandmother S A Singer S Manuel S 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 Vreli L Sali F The Dark Fiddler S Manz S Marti B First and Second Peasants B First, Second, Third Women B Gingerbread Woman B Wheel-of-Fortune Woman B Cheap Jewelry Woman B Showman B Merry-Go-Round Man B The Slim Girl B The Wild Girl
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 29 of 30
B The Poor Horn Player B 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 Wally L Giuseppe Hagenbach of
Solden L Vincenzo Gellner of
Hochstoff F Walter F Afra
S Stromminger S Il Pedone de Schnals
(Wanderer) 36 Minimum Chorus
War and Peace (VoIna Y Mir) – Prokofiev
Language: Russian
L Prince Andrei Bolkonsky L Natalya Rostova (Natasha) L 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
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)
Vancouver Opera Agreement | Categorization of Roles Page 30 of 30
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
Zauberflöte, Die (The Magic Flute) - Mozart
Language: German
L Sarastro L Tamino L Pamina L Queen of the Night L Papageno F Three Ladies F Monostatos F Papagena
F High Priest (The Speaker) S Two Priests S Three Genie B Two Armed Men 18 Minimum Chorus
Zaza - Leoncavallo
Language: Italian
L Zaza L Milio Dufresne L Cascart S Anaide S Natalia S Bussy S Courtols B Floriana B Signora Dufresne B Marco B 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
top related