Overview
Character Name
Chorus
Gender
Either Gender
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Ensemble
Dancing
Dancer
Voice
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Contralto
Vocal Range
High Note: G5
Low Note: G2
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Mythological, Ancient Greece, Hades, The Underworld
Analysis
The chorus is very involved in this opera, playing nymphs and shepherds in the first act, and later taking on the roles of infernal spirits. They are close friends of Orfeo and Euridice, and are celebrating their wedding at the start of the opera. Euridice’s tragic death
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