Don Quichotte
Classification added November 23, 2015Premiered February 19, 1910
Monte Carlo.
Composer:
Jules Massenet
Original Language:
French
Librettist:
Henri Cain
Description:
Opera in Five Acts
Notes:
Text after Le Lorrain’s play based on Cervantes’s novel
Time Period:
The Middle Ages
Place:
Spain
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| La Belle Dulcinée | Contralto | L |
| Don Quichotte | Bass | L |
| Sancho Panza | Bass-Baritone | L |
| Rodriguez, admirer of Dulcinée | Tenor | S |
| Juan, admirer of Dulcinée | Tenor | S |
| Pedro, Burlesquer | Soprano | B |
| Garcias, Burlesquer | Soprano | B |
| Tenebrun, Chief Bandit | Speaking | B |
| 1st Servant | Baritone | CB |
| 2nd Servant | Baritone | CB |
| Four Bandits (also sing in Chorus) | Speaking | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 28
Divisi: SATB