Overview
Character Name
Madre di Mariuccia
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: F♯5/G♭5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Courtyard of an apartment building, Italy, 1940s
Analysis
Mariuccia is a shy girl who plays the piano, and her mother ensures that she practices and works hard. Mariuccia’s mother is a demanding and forceful woman who is thrilled to find out her daughter has promised to marry the local Doctor. The awkward chromatic shifts and
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