Bel Canto
Classification added November 10, 2015Premiered December 7, 2015
Chicago, Illinois. Lyric Opera of Chicago
Composer:
Jimmy López
Original Language:
Spanish, also English, Japanese, Russian, German, French, Latin, and Quechua
Librettist:
Nilo Cruz
Description:
Opera in Two Acts
Notes:
based on the 2001 novel by Ann Patchett
Time Period:
1996
Place:
Lima, Perú
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Roxane Coss | Soprano | L |
| Carmen | Mezzo Soprano | L |
| General Alfredo | Tenor | L |
| Gen Watanabe | Tenor | L |
| Katsumi Hosokawa | Bass | L |
| César | Countertenor | F |
| Rubén Iglesias | Tenor | F |
| Father Arguedas | Baritone | F |
| Simon Thibault | Baritone | F |
| General Benjamin | Bass | F |
| Victor Fyodorov | Bass | F |
| German Woman | Soprano | S |
| Beatriz | Soprano | S |
| Edith Thibault | Mezzo Soprano | S |
| Christopf | Tenor | S |
| Spanish Ambassador | Tenor | S |
| Ismael | Tenor | S |
| Joachin Messner | Baritone | S |
| A soldier | Bass | CB |
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Minimum Chorus: 48
Divisi: SATB