Overview
Character Name
A Shepherd Boy
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Child, Early Teen
Role Size
Featured
Voice
Treble/Boy Soprano
Time & Place
Rome, 1800
Analysis
A Shepherd Boy has a small moment in the opera in which he sets the mood for the third Act. Puccini used a treble voice to portray innocence, and perhaps give a glimpse into the common people. Many times, the Shepherd Boy is not actually on stage. Sometimes the child sings
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