Before Night Falls
Classification added November 4, 2016Premiered March 18, 2017
Miami, Florida. Florida Grand Opera
Composer:
Jorge Martín
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Jorge Martín and Dolores M. Koch
Description:
Opera in Two Acts
Notes:
based on the memoir by Reinaldo Arenas
Time Period:
late 20th Century
Place:
Cuba and New York City
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Rey | Baritone | L |
| The Sea/Rey’s Mother | Soprano | F |
| The Moon | Soprano | F |
| Pepe/Official | Tenor | F |
| Ovidio | Tenor | F |
| Lázaro | Tenor | F |
| Victor | Bass-Baritone | F |
| Peasant’s Mother | Soprano | B |
| A Peasant | Tenor | CB |
| Rebel | Tenor | CB |
| Man #1* | Tenor | CB |
| Man #2* | Baritone | CB |
| * Depending on the production, these two Chorus Bit roles might be omitted, and their actions, as indicated in the score, could be mimed by supernumeraries. |
Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB