Overview
Character Name
Hylas
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: G4
Low Note: D#3/Eb3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Troy, Carthage, Ancient Times, Antiquity, Trojan Wars
Analysis
Hylas is a young Phrygian sailor. He is observed next to the seashore at the beginning of the final act, singing a song about his longing to return home. Two Trojan guards watch Hylas, and hearing the words of his song, they mock his naivety. Sailors are not likely to
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