Overview
Character Name
Spalanzani
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: G4
Low Note: G#2/Ab2
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Early 19th century, Germany, Italy, Luther's Tavern
Analysis
Spalanzani is the eccentric inventor of Olympia, the mechanical doll that Hoffmann, the poet, falls in love with. Spalanzani is the former partner of Coppélius; the two worked together closely to make the mechanical doll, but due to differences they split. Spalanzani wants
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