2nd Fossoyeur / 2nd Gravedigger
Overview
Character Name
2nd Fossoyeur / 2nd Gravedigger
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: A4
Low Note: F3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Elsinor, Denmark, 16th century
Analysis
Two Gravediggers (French: Fossoyeur) work in the cemetery. As they dig, they sing together, a rustic song about the impartiality of death. Old or young, rich or poor, at some point they will find themselves here. The only thing certain in the whole world is death,
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