Overview
Character Name
Orfeo
Show
Gender
Either Gender
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano, Countertenor, Tenor, Contralto
Vocal Range
High Note: G5
Low Note: G3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Greece, Ancient Times
Analysis
Orfeo, or Orpheus, is a musician. He sings and plays the lyre and is famous for it. He uses the beauty of his music to win over the Gods to allow him to enter the underworld and retrieve Euridice, his wife who has died. This is a challenging role as it is quite long, and
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