Overview
Character Name
Starek
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Baritone
Vocal Range
High Note: F4
Low Note: G#2/Ab2
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Veborany, Moravia, 19th century, August
Analysis
Stárek is a foreman at the mill which is central to this story. He sees Laca trying to carve a stick with a blunt knife, and Laca asks him to sharpen the knife. When Laca’s temper flares up, Stárek returns the knife to him telling him it will not sharpen. This knife is
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