Overview
Character Name
Soldato Pretoriano I
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: G4
Low Note: C3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Rome, 60AD
Analysis
The two pretorian soldiers (Soldato Pretoriano I and II) are comic characters in this opera, who set up the backstory to current events. They are supposed to be guarding Poppea’s house while emperor Nerone stays the night with her, but they have fallen asleep on the job. At
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