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Jakobsleiter,
Die
(Jacob’s Ladder)
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Orig. Language:
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German
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Composer
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Arnold
Schoenberg
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Librettist
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Arnold
Schoenberg |
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Description:
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Oratorio
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Die Seele (The Soul)
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Soprano
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L
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Gabriel
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Baritone
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L
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Der Sterbende
(Dying One)
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Soprano
(spoken role)
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F
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Der Mönch (The Monk)
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Tenor (spoken role)
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S
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Ein Aufrühruscher (A Protester)
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Tenor (spoken role)
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S
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Ein Berufener (He Who Is Called)
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Tenor
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S
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Der Auserwählte (The Chosen One)
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Baritone
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S
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Ein Ringender (He Who Struggles)
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Baritone (spoken role)
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S
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Minimum Chorus:
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40
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Opera: |
JANE EYRE |
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Original
Language |
English |
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Composer |
Michael Berkely |
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Librettist |
David Malouf (based on
the
novel by
Charlotte Bronte) |
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Description: |
Opera in II Acts |
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Jane Eyre was commissioned by the
Cheltenham International Festival of Music. |
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Time: |
1847 |
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Place: |
Thornfield on the moor, England. |
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Premiere
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June 30, 2000 |
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Premiere
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First performance given by Music Theatre
Wales, at the
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. |
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Role |
Voice
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Classification |
| Jane Eyre |
Soprano |
L |
| Edward Rochester |
Bass-Baritone |
L |
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Adèle |
Young Soprano |
S |
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Mrs. Rochester |
Contralto |
S |
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Mrs. Fairfax |
Mezzo Soprano |
S |
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Opera:
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Jenúfa
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Jeji Pastorkyna - Her Stepdaughter
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Orig. Language:
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Czech
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Composer
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Janacek
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Librettist
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Janacek
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Description:
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Opera in III Acts
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Notes:
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Text after Gabriela Preissova’s drama of
Moravian rural life
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Time
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19th Century
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Place:
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Moravian Village
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Premiere Date:
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January 21, 1904
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Premiere Location:
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Brno
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Role
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Voice Part
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Classification
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Jenufa
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Soprano
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L
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Laca Klemen
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Tenor
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L
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Kostelnicka Buryjova
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Soprano
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L
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Steva Buryja
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Tenor
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F
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Grandmother Buryja
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Contralto
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S
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Foreman at the Mill (Old Mate)
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Baritone
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Mayor of the Village
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Bass
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B
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Karolka, his daughter
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Mezzo-Soprano
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B
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Barena (Servant at the Mill)
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Soprano
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B
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The Mayor’s Wife
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Mezzo-Soprano
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B
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A Maid (Old Shepherdess)
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Mezzo-Soprano
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B
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Jano (Shepherd Boy)
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Soprano
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B
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Aunt
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Contralto
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CB
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A Woman’s Voice
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Soprano
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CB
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A Man’s Voice
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Baritone
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CB
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Minimum Chorus:
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26
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Musicians, Village People
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Divisi:
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SATTBB
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Opera |
JOHN
BROWN |
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Orig. Language: |
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Composer |
Kirke
Mechem |
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Librettist |
Kirke
Mechem |
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Description: |
Opera in
III Acts |
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Time |
1855,
1856, 1857, 1859. |
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Place: |
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Premiere Date: |
World
Premiere May 2008 |
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Premiere Location: |
Lyric
Opera of Kansas City |
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Role |
Voice Part |
Classification
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John Brown |
Baritone |
L |
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Oliver Brown |
Tenor |
L |
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Martha Barbe |
Soprano |
L |
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Frederick Douglass |
Bass-Baritone |
L |
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Lt. J.E.B. Stuart |
Tenor |
L |
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Governor Shannon |
Bass |
S |
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Governor Wise |
Bass |
S |
Gov.Shannon/Gov.Wise
(Performed by same Artist)
= Feature
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Charles
Robinson |
Bass
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S |
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Amos
Lawrence |
Bass |
S |
Charles Robinson/Amos
Lawrence
(Performed by same Artist) = Feature
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Daniel |
Bass-Baritone |
S |
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Slave (Act
I) |
Bass-Baritone |
SB |
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Annie
Brown |
Mezzo-Soprano |
S |
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Owen Brown |
Baritone |
SB |
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Ralph
Waldo Emerson |
Bass-Baritone |
SB |
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Gallagher |
Bass-Baritone |
SB |
Ralph W. Emerson/Gallagher
(Performed by same Artist) = Supporting
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Sheriff
Jones |
Tenor |
SB |
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James
Doyle |
Tenor |
SB |
Sheriff Jones/James Doyle
(Performed by same Artist) = Supporting
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Tom Barber |
Baritone |
SB |
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Henry
Thoreau |
Baritone |
SB |
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Dangerfield Newby |
Tenor |
SB |
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Harriett
Newby (Aria optional) |
Soprano |
SB |
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Messenger |
Tenor |
CB |
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Mrs.
Thoreau |
Soprano |
CB |
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First
Settler |
Tenor |
CB |
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Second
Settler |
Bass-Baritone |
CB |
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Officer |
Tenor |
CB |
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Hostage |
Bass-Baritone |
CB |
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Mrs.
Emerson (Mute) |
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Sherman
Brothers (Mute) |
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Jason
(Mute) |
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Minimum Chorus: |
40 |
SATB –
Divisi – (Settlers)
TBrBs–
Divisi – (Invaders) |
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Opera:
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Jongleur
de Notre Dame, Le
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Orig. Language:
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French
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Composer
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Massenet
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Librettist
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Maurice Lena
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Description:
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Opera in III Acts
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Notes:
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Time
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The 14th Century
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Place:
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Cluny
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Premiere Date:
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February 18, 1902
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Premiere Location:
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Monte Carlo
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Role
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Voice Part
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Classification
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Jean Le Jongleur
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Tenor (Soprano)
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L
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Brother Boniface
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Bass-Baritone
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L
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The Prior
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Bass
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F
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A Poet-Monk
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Tenor
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S
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A Painter-Monk
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Baritone
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S
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A Musician-Monk
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Baritone
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S
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A Sculptor-Monk
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Bass
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S
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Two Angels
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Soprano & Mezzo-Soprano
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B
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A Singer - Monk
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Baritone
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CB
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A Crier - Monk
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Baritone
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CB
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A Wag
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Baritone
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CB
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A Tipsy Man
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Bass
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CB
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A Knight
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Tenor
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CB
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A Voice (Off-Stage)
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Baritone
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CB
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Minimum Chorus:
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24
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+ Children’s Chorus.
Stall-Keepers, Monks, People
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