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Overview
Character Name
Polinesso
Show
Gender
Either Gender
Adult, Young Adult
Lead
Non Dancer
Voice
Countertenor, Contralto
High Note
E5
Low Note
A3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Scotland, Medieval
Analysis
Duke Polinesso makes a rapid descent into evil, after Princess Ginevra cruelly rejects his proposal and publicly ridicules him. He has had feelings for her for a long time, and hoped to marry her, before Prince Ariodante appeared and won her heart, and her father’s favor.
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