Fiddler on the Roof
Classification added July 8, 2016Premiered September 22, 1964
New York, New York. Imperial Theater
Composer:
Jerry Bock
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein
Description:
Musical Play in Two Acts
Notes:
based on stories by Sholem Aleichem
Time Period:
1905, on the eve of the Russian revolutionary period
Place:
Anatevka, Russia
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Golde | Mezzo Soprano | L |
| Tevye, the Milkman | Baritone | L |
| Tzeitel | Soprano | F |
| Hodel | Soprano | F |
| Chava | Spoken | F |
| Yente, the Matchmaker | Contralto | F |
| Motel, the Tailor | Tenor | F |
| Perchik, the Student | Tenor | F |
| Lazar Wolf, the Butcher | Baritone | F |
| Mendel | Baritone | F |
| Avram, the Bookseller | Baritone | S |
| Mordcha, the Innkeeper | Spoken | S |
| Constable | Spoken | S |
| Fyedka | Spoken | S |
| Grandma Tzeitel | Mezzo Soprano | B |
| Fruma-Sarah | Mezzo Soprano | B |
| Rabbi | Baritone | B |
| Shprintze | Spoken | B |
| Bielke | Spoken | B |
| Russian | Spoken | B |
| The Fiddler | Instrumentalist | |
| 1st Woman | Mezzo Soprano | CB |
| 2nd Woman | Soprano | CB |
| linebreak | ||
| Solo Voices (5) | 2 Higher, 1 Medium, 2 Lower Voices | CB (5) |
| Woman | Spoken | CB |
| 1st Man | Spoken | CB |
| 2nd Man | Spoken | CB |
| 3rd Man | Spoken | CB |
| A Man | Spoken | CB |
| Nahum, the Beggar | Spoken | CB |
| Yussel, the Hatter | Spoken | CB |
| Shaindel | Spoken | CB |
| Fish Seller | Spoken | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 20
Divisi: SATB