Overview
Character Name
Prologue
Gender
Male
Role Size
Featured
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: G4
Low Note: D#3/Eb3
Time & Place
Mid-19th century. Bly, an English country house.
Analysis
This “role” is a tenor who sings the prologue scene of the opera. He must have impeccable clarity of diction, since his job is to clearly convey the backstory that sets the scene for the rest of the opera. In the original production (and in many productions since), the role
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