Favorite, La (La Favorita)
Classification added December 1, 2015Premiered December 2, 1840
Paris. Paris Opera
Composer:
Gaetano Donizetti
Original Language:
French
Librettist:
Alphonse Royer & Gustav Vaëz
Description:
Opera in IV Acts
Notes:
Text after a drama “Le Comte de Comminges” by Baculard d’Arnaud
Time Period:
About 1340
Place:
Castile, Spain
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso XI, King of Castile | Baritone | L |
| Ferdinand (Fernando), a novice of the Monastery (St. James of Compostella) | Tenor | L |
| Leonora Di Gusman | Soprano | L |
| Balthazar (Baldassare) Superior of the Monastery | Bass | L |
| Don Gaspare (Gasparo) the King’s Minister | Tenor | S |
| Inez, confidante to Leonora | Soprano | S |
Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB