Overview
Character Name
Venere
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: E5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Rome, 60AD
Analysis
Venere (English: Venus) is the goddess of love and marriage, and mother to Amore (English: Love or Cupid). She attends Nerone and Poppea’s wedding, and gives them her blessing.
In Roman iconography, Venere is often pictured with roses, and nearly always with myrtle. She
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