Overview
Character Name
Anna
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: A♯5/B♭5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
1567, Westminster Palace, London, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England
Analysis
Maria’s nurse, Anna, is the only character in this opera that is not loosely based on a historical figure, but was created for Schiller’s play Maria Stuart, on which this opera is based.
Anna is at Fotheringhay with her mistress, and is still responsible for taking care
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