Life of Galileo

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Writers: Bertolt Brecht

Characters

Character Name

Gender

Part Size

Vocal Part(s)

Galileo Galilei

Gender: Male

Part Size: Lead

Vocal Part: Spoken

Virginia Galilei

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Ludovico Marsili

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Mrs. Sarti

Gender: Female

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Mr. Priuli

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Sagredo

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Andrea Sarti

Gender: Male

Part Size: Supporting

Vocal Part: Spoken

Federzoni

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Cosimo de Medici

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Vanni

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Cardinal Inquisitor

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Cardinal Baberini, later Pope Urban VIII

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Little Monk

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part:

Father Christopher Clavius

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Cardinal Bellarmine

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Doge

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Mr. Gaffone

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Filippo Mucius

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Senators

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Court Chamberlain

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Theologian

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Mathematician

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Nuns (2)

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Soldiers (2)

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Old Woman

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Fat Prelate

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Very Thin Monk

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Scholars (2)

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Monks (2)

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Astronomers (2)

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Very Old Cardinal

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

Clerical Secretaries (2)

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Ballad Singer

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken, Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

The Ballad Singer's Wife

Gender: Female

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

The High Official

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Frontier Guard

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

The Clerk

Gender: Male

Part Size: Featured

Vocal Part: Spoken

An Individual

Gender: Male

Part Size: Ensemble

Vocal Part: Spoken

Guide written by
Marielle Renée Rousseau

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