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Patience Synopsis and Character Descriptions

Patience

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Type:	Opera
Music By:	Sir Arthur Sullivan

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Synopsis:	A group of maidens are madly in love with Reginald Bunthorne, an aesthetic poet. He however only has love for the village milkmaid, Patience. A further complication is caused by the fact that, the year before, these maidens had expressed their love for the officers of a regiment of Dragoon Guards. Now that they see that the maidens love another, they are jealous. Then, Archibald Grosvenor, an idyllic poet, enters the scene. It turns out he was loved by Patience when he was a boy. The maidens soon start loving him instead of Bunthorne. Meanwhile, he wants to marry Patience, but she refuses because he is too perfect, and it would be selfish of her to marry him. In the end, after Grosvenor is forced to cut his hair and become commonplace, Patience finally agrees to marry him. Also, the rest of the maidens decide to marry the dragoons after all.
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Patience Characters
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Name	Gender	Vocal Part	Age Range	Role Type
Maidens	female		15 – 75	chorus
Lady Ella	male	soprano	16 – 29	supporting
Patience	female	soprano	16 – 27	lead
Dragoons	male		16 – 75	chorus
Archibald Grosvenor	male	baritone	18 – 27	lead
Lady Angela	female	mezzo	18 – 35	supporting
Lady Saphir	female	soprano	18 – 35	supporting
Reginald Bunthorne	male	baritone	20 – 32	lead
Lieutenant the Duke of Dunstable	male	tenor	21 – 32	supporting
Solicitor	male		23 – 55	cameo
Major Murgatroyd	male	baritone	30 – 50	supporting
Lady Jane	male	alto	32 – 65	supporting
Colonel Calvery	male	baritone	50 – 75	supporting

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