Critic, The
Classification added November 24, 2023Premiered January 14, 1916
Shaftesbury Theater, London, England
Composer:
Charles Villiers Stanford
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Lewis Cairns James
Description:
Opera in Two Acts
Notes:
Based on Sheridan’s 1779 play.
Boosey & Co., Publishers, London, England. Piano/vocal score dated 1915
Time Period:
18th Century
Place:
A theater
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Tilburina | Soprano | L |
| Puff, The Author | Spoken | L |
| Sir Christopher Hatton | Tenor | F |
| Don Ferolo Whiskerandos | Tenor | F |
| Sneer, The Critic | Spoken | F |
| Justice’s Lady | Contralto | S |
| Son | Tenor | S |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | Baritone | S |
| Governor of Tilbury Fort | Baritone | S |
| Earl of Leicester | Baritone | S |
| Beefeater | Baritone | S |
| Justice | Baritone | S |
| Master of the Horse | Bass | S |
| Dangle, The Composer | Spoken | S |
| Confidant | Soprano | B |
| First Niece | Soprano | B |
| Second Niece | Contralto | B |
| Constable | Bass | B |
| Lord Burleigh | Silent | B |
| Conductor | Spoken | B |
| Sentinel #1 | Bass | CB |
| Sentinel #2 | Bass | CB |
| Thames | Spoken | CB |
| The score states that the following roles may be doubled. Should that be the case, the resulting combinations would be classified as follows: | ||
| Sir Christopher Hatton and Son: | becomes L | |
| Leicester and Beefeater: | becomes L | |
| Justice’s Lady and Second Niece: | becomes F | |
| Governor and Justice: | becomes F | |
| Master of the Horse and Constable: | becomes F | |
| Confidant and First Niece: | becomes S | |
| Please be advised: Contact AGMA for classification if you are combining roles, and/or for classification of unassigned lines, and/or for classification of any combination of Chorus and Solo bits from what has been performed previously. |
Minimum Chorus: 16
Divisi: TB