Betly, ossia La capanna svizzera

Classification added October 6, 2015
Premiered August 21, 1836
Naples, Italy. Teatro Nuovo

Composer:

Gaetano Donizetti
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Gaetano Donizetti, after a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélesville for an opéra comique, Le châlet, by Adolphe Adam
Description:
Opera in Two Acts (revised in 1837 from one)

Notes:

based on a singspiel by Goethe

Time Period:

19th Century

Place:

A chalet in Switzerland

Classification key

  • L – Leading
  • F – Featured
  • S – Supporting
  • B – Solo Bit
  • CB – Chorus Bit
  • MB – Mute Bit
Role Voice Part Classification
Betly SopranoL
Daniele TenorL
Max BaritoneL
A Shepherd BaritoneCB
A Soldier TenorCB
A Soldier BassCB
Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB