Assassinio nella Cattedrale
Classification added September 28, 2015Premiered March 1, 1958
Milan. Teatro alla Scala
Composer:
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Description:
Opera in Two Acts and an Intermezzo
Notes:
Based on the play Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot
Time Period:
December 1170
Place:
Canterbury
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Becket | Baritone | L |
| First Coryphée | Soprano | F |
| Second Priest | Baritone | F |
| Second Knight | Baritone | F |
| Second Coryphée | Mezzo Soprano | S |
| First Priest | Tenor | S |
| First Knight | Tenor | S |
| First Tempter | Tenor | S |
| Second Tempter | Baritone | S |
| Third Priest | Bass-Baritone | S |
| Third Knight | Bass-Baritone | S |
| Third Tempter | Bass-Baritone | S |
| Fourth Knight | Bass | S |
| Fourth Tempter | Bass | S |
| Herald | Tenor | B |
| A solo voice | Alto | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 48
Divisi: SATB
Chorus Notes:
‘+ Children’s chorus