Female Characters from Operas

Supporting

Platée

Featured

Platée

Ensemble

Platée

Lead

Porgy and Bess

  south carolina charleston southern accent african-american working class beautiful haunted captivating lover soulmate unhealthy abused drinker drug user sensual sexual disrespected abandoned saved in love happy clean sober friend neighbor strong ill fever delirium fearful controlled manipulated broken desperate heartbroken powerful attractive soulful vivacious radiant loving joyful maternal star vehicle (female) 

Supporting

Porgy and Bess

  south carolina charleston southern accent african-american working class wife mother grounded sweet caring comforting worried fearful brave desperate  self-sacrificing 

Supporting

Porgy and Bess

  south carolina charleston southern accent african-american working class owner shop owner cookshop cook friend neighbor commanding imperious friendly warm-hearted generous forgiving spiritual christian moral firm  intimidating 

Supporting

Porgy and Bess

  south carolina charleston southern accent african-american working class wife widow loving grieving bereft resilient strong devout christian spiritual moral condemning forgiving compassionate neighbor friend strict firm graceful  caring 

Featured

Porgy and Bess

  south carolina charleston southern accent african-american working class neighbor friend supportive  caring 

Featured

Porgy and Bess

  south carolina charleston southern accent african-american working class wife caring loving  anxious 

Featured

Porgy and Bess

  south carolina charleston southern accent african-american working class featured soloist fruit picker vendor saleswoman friendly  hardworking 

Ensemble

Porgy and Bess

  south carolina charleston southern accent african-american ensemble chorus residents community working class humble joyful caring devout christian religious spiritual believers supportive family  friends 

Supporting

Prince Igor

  russian language russian history public domain polovtsian daughter lover girlfriend star crossed lovers paganism pagan devotion love honor princess dramatic mezzo dramatic contralto