Overview
Character Name
Ericlea
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto
Vocal Range
High Note: D5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Ancient Times, Trojan Wars, Ancient Greece
Analysis
Ericlea (or Eurycleia) was Ulisse’s wet nurse. She has known him and supported him since he was born, and is as close to him as a mother might be. She feels his absence from Ithaca as keenly as Penelope does, and longs for his return. Ericlea is probably the only person
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