Cold Sassy Tree
Classification added November 17, 2015Premiered April 14, 2000
Houston. Houston Grand Opera
Composer:
Carlisle Floyd
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Carlisle Floyd
Description:
Opera in III Acts
Notes:
Based on a novel by Olive Ann Burns
Time Period:
1900
Place:
Cold Sassy Tree, Georgia
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Ruker Lattimore | Bass-Baritone | L |
| Love Simpson | Soprano | L |
| Will Tweedy (Rucker's grandson) | Tenor | L |
| Lightfoot McClendon (15 years) | High Soprano | F |
| Clayton McAllister (Texas Suitor, 30's) | Baritone | F |
| Loma Williams (in her 20's Mary's Sister) | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| Effie Belle Tate (Town busybody in her 60's) | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| Mary Willis (Widow in her 60's, Will's mother) | Soprano | S |
| Thelma Predmore (in her 50's) | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Lula | Soprano | S |
| Myrtis | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Campbell WIlliams (Loma's Husband, in his 20's) | Tenor | S |
| Hosie Roach (Lightfoot's half-brother, late teens) | Baritone | S |
| Mayor | Tenor | B |
| Sheriff | Baritone | B |
| Dr. Lomax | Bass-Baritone | B |
| Rufus | Tenor | CB |
| Buford (foreman, carpenter, plumber) | Tenor/Baritone | CB |
| Luther (Hosie's accomplice, early teens) | Tenor | CB |
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Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB