Aroldo

Classification added September 24, 2015
Premiered August 16, 1857
Rimini, Italy. Teatro Nuovo Comunale

Composer:

Giuseppe Verdi
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
Description:
Opera in Four Acts

Notes:

Reworking by Verdi of Stiffelio. Partially inspired by Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s Harold: the Last of the Saxon Kings

Time Period:

circa 1200 A.D.

Place:

Kent, England and near Loch Lomond, Scotland

Classification key

  • L – Leading
  • F – Featured
  • S – Supporting
  • B – Solo Bit
  • CB – Chorus Bit
  • MB – Mute Bit
Role Voice Part Classification
Mina SopranoL
Aroldo TenorL
Egberto BaritoneL
Godvino TenorF
Briano BassF
Elena Mezzo SopranoS
Enrico TenorS
Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB