Ghosts of Versailles, The
Classification added December 4, 2015Premiered December 19, 1991
New York, New York. Metropolitan Opera
Composer:
John Corigliano
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
William M. Hoffman
Description:
Opera in Two Acts
Notes:
suggested by La mère coupable, a play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
This classification is of the version originally composed for the Metropolitan Opera, as published by G. Schirmer, employing a large cast and orchestra.
Time Period:
the present, and the autumn of 1793
Place:
Versailles
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Antoinette | Soprano | L |
| Rosina | Soprano | L |
| Patrick Honoré Bégearss | Tenor | L |
| Beaumarchais | Baritone | L |
| Figaro | Baritone | L |
| Florestine | Soprano | F |
| Susanna | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| Samira | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| Count Almaviva | Tenor | F |
| Léon | Tenor | F |
| Marquis | Tenor | F |
| Louis XVI | Bass | F |
| Cherubino | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Woman in a Hat/Duchess | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Gossip #1 | Soprano | S |
| Gossip #2 | Soprano | S |
| Gossip #3 | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Ghost #1 | Soprano | S |
| Ghost #2 | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Ghost #3 | Tenor | S |
| Ghost #4 | Bass | S |
| Suleyman Pasha | Bass | S |
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| Wilhelm | Spoken | S |
| Woman Holding Infant | Soprano | B |
| Women Holding Babies | Altos (2) | B |
| Five Dancing Girls | Sopranos (5) | B |
| Six Revolutionary Women | Sopranos (3), Mezzo-Sopranos (3) | B |
| English Ambassador | Baritone | B |
| Four Jurors | Baritones (2), Basses (2) | B |
| Witness #1 | Soprano | CB |
| Witness #2 | Alto | CB |
| Witness #3 | Alto | CB |
| Witness #4 | Tenor | CB |
| Witness #5 | Baritone | CB |
| Aristocrat #1 | Baritone | CB |
| Aristocrat #2 | Tenor | CB |
| Man on Ladder in Window | Tenor | CB |
| Man with Lather on Face | Tenor | CB |
| Bishop | Tenor | CB |
| Young Man | Baritone | CB |
| Other Man in the Room | Spoken | CB |
| Page with Crotales | Spoken | CB |
| Three Muscovite Traders | Basses (3) | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB