Overview
Character Name
Giunone
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Contralto
Vocal Range
High Note: C5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Rome, 1st century A.D.
Analysis
Giunone (English: Juno) is the goddess of marriage. She arrives at the end of the opera to bless the wedding of Poppea and Ottone, as Claudio has commanded it. Her aria ‘V’accendano le tede’ is the precursor to the ballet which follows this opera.
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