Béatrice
Classification added November 10, 2015Premiered March 21, 1914
Monte Carlo, Monaco. Opéra de Monte Carlo
Composer:
André Messager
Original Language:
French
Librettist:
Robert de Flers and Gaston-A. de Caillavet
Description:
Opera in Four Acts
Notes:
based on the short story La légende de Soeur Béatrix by Charles Nodier
Time Period:
16th Century
Place:
Calabria and Sicily
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Béatrice | Soprano | L |
| Lorenzo | Tenor | L |
| Mother Superior | Mezzo Soprano | F |
| Musidora | Mezzo Soprano | F |
| La Bohémienne | Mezzo Soprano | F |
| The Virgin | Soprano | S |
| Frosine | Soprano | S |
| Lélia | Soprano | S |
| Fabrice | Tenor | S |
| Tibério | Baritone | S |
| Beppo | Baritone | S |
| Bishop of Palermo | Bass | S |
| Sister Odile | Soprano | B |
| Fabio | Tenor | B |
| Gardener | Tenor | B |
| Fisherman (Act 2) | Tenor | B |
| Sister Blandine | Soprano | CB |
| Sister Monique | Soprano | CB |
| Six Sisters (Act 1) | Sopranos (6) | CB |
| A Fisherman (Act 3) | Tenor | CB |
| A Fisherman (Act 3) | Baritone | CB |
| A Fisherman (Act 3) | Bass | CB |
| Old Fisherman (Act 3) | Baritone | CB |
| Four Sisters (Act 4) | Sopranos (4) | CB |
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Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB