Overview
Character Name
Herodias
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: A♯5/B♭5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
biblical, galilee, the palace of herod at tiberius
Analysis
Herodias is the wife of Herod Antipas and mother to Salome. She was formerly married to Herod Antipas’ half-brother, Herod II, but was divorced from him. There is much speculation about the seemingly incestuous nature of her marriage to Herod Antipas, and Herodias
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