Character Descriptions from Musicals, Plays and Operas

Supporting

Doctor Atomic

  contemporary opera new opera english language historical historical figure historical event manhattan project nuclear bomb nuclear war war morality responsibility social conscience countdown doctor medic army military captain soldier therapist lyric tenor character tenor 

Supporting

Doctor Atomic

  contemporary opera new opera english language historical historical figure manhattan project nuclear bomb scientist physicist nuclear war morality responsibility social conscience war countdown historical event moral responsibility lyric bass 

Supporting

Doctor Atomic

  contemporary opera new opera english language historical historical figure historical event manhattan project nuclear bomb nuclear war scientists morality responsibility social conscience war countdown meteorologist stress lyric baritone 

Supporting

Doctor Atomic

  contemporary opera new opera english language historical historical figure manhattan project nuclear war morality responsibility social conscience war countdown historical event wife mother poetry lyric mezzo nuclear bomb 

Supporting

Doctor Atomic

  contemporary opera new opera english language historical historical figures manhattan project nuclear war nuclear bomb morality responsibility social conscience war countdown historical event historical figure native american servant maid indigenous lyric mezzo lyric contralto 

Supporting

Doctor Atomic

  contemporary opera new opera english language historical manhattan project nuclear bomb scientist physicist nuclear war morality responsibility social conscience war countdown historical event historical figure moral responsibility lyric tenor 

Ensemble

Doctor Atomic

  contemporary opera new opera english language historical historical figures manhattan project nuclear bomb scientists physicists nuclear war morality responsibility social conscience war countdown historical event greek chorus 

Lead

Doctor Faustus

  scholar academic ambitious frustrated deluded magic sorcery pact damned death fate selfish arrogant stubborn  2m scenes 

Lead

Doctor Faustus

  demon evil spirit joker servant damnation hell anguished eternity servile  2m scenes 

Supporting

Doctor Faustus

  clown entertaining amusing wise servant honest comical  ridiculous 

Supporting

Doctor Faustus

  magician magic sorcery famous  celebrity 

Supporting

Doctor Faustus

  emperor leader powerful dominant impressed  monarch