Overview
Character Name
Drusilla
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: G5
Low Note: D4
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Rome, 60AD
Analysis
Ottavia’s lady-in-waiting, and a close friend of Poppea, Drusilla is one of the few truly sympathetic characters in this opera. She is completely in love with Ottone, despite the fact that he has always rejected her in favor of Poppea. Her devotion to Ottone is so complete,
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