Der Rosenkavalier

Opera

Writers: Richard Strauss Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Characters

Character Name

Gender

Part Size

Vocal Part(s)

The Marschallin (Princess von Werdenberg)

Gender: Female

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Soprano

Count Octavian Rofrano

Gender: Female

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano

Herr von Faninal

Gender: Male

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Baritone

Sophie

Gender: Female

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Soprano

Baron Ochs von Lerchenau

Gender: Male

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Bass, Bass-Baritone

Marianne Leitmetzer

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Soprano

Valzacchi

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Tenor

Annina

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto

A Police Commissary

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Bass

Major-Domo of the Marschallin (Struhan)

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Tenor

Major-Domo of Faninal

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Tenor

A Notary

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Bass

An Innkeeper / Landlord

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Tenor

An Animal Vendor

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Tenor

A Singer

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Tenor

A Milliner

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Soprano

Three Noble Orphans

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto

Four servants of the Marschallin (Lackeys)

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Tenor, Baritone

Chorus and Players

Gender: Either Gender

Part Size: Ensemble

Vocal Part: Silent, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Treble/Boy Soprano, Contralto

Guide written by
Wendy Silvester

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