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Jakobsleiter Jongleur de Notre Dame
Jane Eyre Juive, La
Jenúfa Julius Caesar
John Brown Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

 

 

 

 

 

Opera:

Jakobsleiter, Die 

(Jacob’s Ladder)

Orig. Language:

German

Composer

Arnold Schoenberg

Librettist

Arnold Schoenberg

 

Description:

Oratorio

Notes:

Time

Place:

Premiere Date:

Premiere Location:

 

Role

Voice Part

Classification

 

Die Seele (The Soul)

Soprano

L

Gabriel

Baritone

L

Der Sterbende  (Dying One)

Soprano  (spoken role)

F

Der Mönch (The Monk)

Tenor (spoken role)

S

Ein Aufrühruscher (A Protester)

Tenor (spoken role)

S

Ein Berufener (He Who Is Called)

Tenor

S

Der Auserwählte (The Chosen One)

Baritone

S

Ein Ringender (He Who Struggles)

Baritone (spoken role)

S

 

Minimum Chorus:

40

Divisi:

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Opera:

JANE EYRE

Original Language

English

Composer

Michael Berkely

Librettist

David Malouf (based on the novel by Charlotte Bronte)

Description:

Opera in II Acts

Notes:

Jane Eyre was commissioned by the Cheltenham International Festival of Music.

Time:

1847

Place:

Thornfield on the moor, England.

Premiere Date:

June 30, 2000

Premiere Location:

First performance given by Music Theatre Wales, at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham.

 

   Role

Voice Part

Classification

Jane Eyre Soprano L
Edward Rochester Bass-Baritone L

Adèle

Young Soprano

S

Mrs. Rochester

Contralto

S

Mrs. Fairfax

Mezzo Soprano

S

   

No chorus:

 

 

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Opera:

Jenúfa

Jeji Pastorkyna - Her Stepdaughter

Orig. Language:

Czech

Composer

Janacek

Librettist

Janacek

 

Description:

Opera in III Acts

Notes:

Text after Gabriela Preissova’s drama of Moravian rural life

Time

19th Century

Place:

Moravian Village

Premiere Date:

January 21, 1904

Premiere Location:

Brno

 

Role

Voice Part

Classification

 

Jenufa

Soprano

L

Laca Klemen

Tenor

L

Kostelnicka Buryjova

Soprano

L

Steva Buryja

Tenor

F

Grandmother Buryja

Contralto

S

Foreman at the Mill (Old Mate)

Baritone

S

Mayor of the Village

Bass

B

Karolka, his daughter

Mezzo-Soprano

B

Barena (Servant at the Mill)

Soprano

B

The Mayor’s Wife

Mezzo-Soprano

B

A Maid (Old Shepherdess)

Mezzo-Soprano

B

Jano (Shepherd Boy)

Soprano

B

Aunt

Contralto

CB

A Woman’s Voice

Soprano

CB

A Man’s Voice

Baritone

CB

 

 

Minimum Chorus:

26

Musicians, Village People

Divisi:

SATTBB

   

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Opera

 JOHN BROWN

Orig. Language:

 

Composer

Kirke Mechem

Librettist

Kirke Mechem

 

 

 

Description:

Opera in III Acts

Notes:  

Time

1855, 1856, 1857, 1859.

Place:

 

Premiere Date:

World Premiere May 2008

Premiere Location:

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

 

Role

Voice Part

Classification

 

John Brown

Baritone

L

Oliver Brown

Tenor

L

Martha Barbe

Soprano

L

Frederick Douglass

Bass-Baritone

L

Lt. J.E.B. Stuart

Tenor

L

Governor Shannon

 Bass

S

Governor  Wise

Bass

S

Gov.Shannon/Gov.Wise

(Performed by same Artist) = Feature

Charles Robinson

Bass

S

Amos Lawrence

Bass

S

Charles Robinson/Amos Lawrence

(Performed by same Artist) = Feature

Daniel

Bass-Baritone

S

Slave (Act I)

Bass-Baritone

SB

Annie Brown

 Mezzo-Soprano

S

Owen Brown

Baritone

SB

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bass-Baritone

SB

Gallagher

Bass-Baritone

SB

Ralph W. Emerson/Gallagher

(Performed by same Artist) = Supporting

Sheriff Jones

Tenor

SB

James Doyle Tenor SB

Sheriff Jones/James Doyle

(Performed by same Artist) =   Supporting

Tom Barber Baritone SB
Henry Thoreau Baritone SB
Dangerfield Newby Tenor SB
Harriett Newby (Aria optional) Soprano SB
Messenger Tenor CB
Mrs. Thoreau Soprano CB
First Settler Tenor CB
Second Settler Bass-Baritone CB
Officer Tenor CB
Hostage  Bass-Baritone CB
Mrs. Emerson   (Mute)
Sherman Brothers   (Mute)
Jason   (Mute)

 

Minimum Chorus:

 40

SATB – Divisi – (Settlers)

TBrBs– Divisi – (Invaders)

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Opera:

Jongleur de Notre Dame, Le

Orig. Language:

French

Composer

Massenet

Librettist

Maurice Lena

 

Description:

Opera in III Acts

Notes:

Time

The 14th Century

Place:

Cluny

Premiere Date:

February 18, 1902

Premiere Location:

Monte Carlo

 

Role

Voice Part

Classification

 

Jean Le Jongleur

Tenor (Soprano)

L

Brother Boniface

Bass-Baritone

L

The Prior

Bass

F

A Poet-Monk

Tenor

S

A Painter-Monk

Baritone

S

A Musician-Monk

Baritone

S

A Sculptor-Monk

Bass

S

Two Angels

Soprano & Mezzo-Soprano

B

A Singer - Monk

Baritone

CB

A Crier - Monk

Baritone

CB

A Wag

Baritone

CB

A Tipsy Man

Bass

CB

A Knight

Tenor

CB

A Voice (Off-Stage)

Baritone

CB

 

Minimum Chorus:

24

+ Children’s Chorus.  Stall-Keepers, Monks, People