Overview
Character Name
Chorus
Show
Gender
Either Gender
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Ensemble
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Contralto
Vocal Range
High Note: B5
Low Note: F#2/Gb2
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
1339, 1363, Genoa, Italy
Analysis
In some rousing choruses, the soldiers, sailors, townspeople, senators, and courtiers of the Doge either fight for or against the Doge’s power. Set in a time of great political upheaval, Verdi has given the chorus some excellent uprising music,
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