Overview
Character Name
Barnaba
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Baritone
Vocal Range
High Note: G4
Low Note: C3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Venice, 17th century, Italy
Analysis
One of opera’s greatest ‘baddies’, Barnaba is a real manipulator, who uses people to get what he wants. He wants Gioconda, and will trample on anyone who gets between him and her. He tries to accuse her pious mother of witchcraft, removes Enzo, the man that Gioconda loves,
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