Overview
Character Name
Boy
Gender
Male
Young Adult
Lead
Dancer
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: B4
Low Note: C3
Vocal Technique
Operatic, Gospel
Time & Place
West Africa, Southern Plantation, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Slave Trade
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Analysis
The Boy goes through a tremendous journey on this opera. He starts out as a teenager, with a duty to warn the village of danger by beating his tom-tom. He shirks his duties to watch a teenage Girl bathe in the river, unaware that the Girl has been chosen as a sacrifice, and
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