Girls of the Golden West

Classification added March 8, 2018
Premiered November 21, 2017
San Francisco, California. San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House

Composer:

John Adams
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Peter Sellars
Description:
Opera in Two Acts and an Epilogue

Notes:

Drawn from historical sources

Time Period:

1850's

Place:

California

Classification key

  • L – Leading
  • F – Featured
  • S – Supporting
  • B – Solo Bit
  • CB – Chorus Bit
  • MB – Mute Bit
Role Voice Part Classification
Dame Shirley SopranoL
Ah Sing SopranoL
Josefa Segovia Mezzo SopranoL
Joe Cannon TenorL
Ramón BaritoneL
Clarence King BaritoneL
Ned Peters Bass-BaritoneL
Lola Montez DancerSolo Dancer
Minimum Chorus: 20
Divisi: TB