Character Descriptions from Musicals, Plays and Operas

Featured

Lucrezia Borgia

  public domain italian language bel canto opera seria politics intrigue 16th century italy italian history borgia friendship oath poison murder death plot period drama vengeance murderer servant lyric bass character bass bass-baritone lyric baritone character baritone 

Ensemble

Lucrezia Borgia

  public domain italian language bel canto opera seria politics intrigue 16th century italy italian history borgia mother-son relationships friendship oath poison murder death plot period drama vengeance 

Lead

Ludlow Ladd

  orphan teen role boyish youthful dream dickensian liverpool accent scruffy 

Supporting

Ludlow Ladd

  winsome storyteller narrator waif-like flower girl victorian england liverpool witful transformation dream 

Supporting

Ludlow Ladd

  motherly intimidating victorian england wife liverpool bossy angry maternal transformation dream 

Supporting

Ludlow Ladd

  wacky character role transformation dream eccentric housekeeper liverpool victorian england 

Supporting

Ludlow Ladd

  miserly grumpy comical transformation dream husband father intimidated victorian england liverpool 

Supporting

Ludlow Ladd

  slapstick son dead klutz victorian england liverpool dream angel wimpy brother boyish goofy athletic 

Supporting

Ludlow Ladd

  coloratura daughter prim vicious sweet liverpool victorian england transformation dream teen role adorable 

Supporting

Ludlow Ladd

  soldier dream fantasy christmas heroic victorian england liverpool 

Lead

Lulu

  german language 20th century opera 19th century femme fatale prostitution gender women's rights child abuse abuser seduction suicide high society adultery abuse grooming manipulation class conflict society social conflict marriage husband murder murdered dramatic baritone helden baritone serial killer 

Lead

Lulu

  german language 20th century opera 19th century prostitution circus performer gender women's rights child abuse trauma trauma survivor lesbian relationships manipulation seduction suicide murder high society obsession lust sex sexual fantasy lyric coloratura soprano dramatic coloratura soprano femme fatale victim star vehicle (female)