Overview
Character Name
Semele
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: A♯5/B♭5
Low Note: C4 (middle C)
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
Antiquity, Ancient Times, Temple of Juno, Somnus's Cave, Olympus, Thebes, Cithaeron
Analysis
The legend of Semele’s relationship with Jupiter (or Zeus in the Greek tradition) has many different interpretations. In this story, taken from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Semele is rescued from an arranged marriage by Jupiter, and is treated to a life of pleasure and luxury with
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