Overview
Character Name
Genevieve Castagnet
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: E5
Low Note: E3
Vocal Technique
Belting, Legit
Time & Place
French village, 1930s
Analysis
Genevieve Castagnet is the titular “baker’s wife” – a young woman originally mistaken for her husband Aimable’s daughter. She is kind, but reserved in how she initially associates with the villagers, drawing their scorn and suspicion. Genevieve is devoted to Aimable, and
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