Overview
Character Name
Chorus
Show
Gender
Either Gender
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Ensemble
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Contralto
Vocal Range
High Note: A5
Low Note: F#2/Gb2
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Gaza, Palestine, Old Testament
Analysis
The chorus in this opera features heavily, and could be split into two separate factions. They are the Hebrew people and the Philistines, and include dancing girls, soldiers and guards, Dalila’s attendants, and a boy, who bring Samson to the temple in the final scene.
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