Harvey Milk
Classification added December 21, 2015Premiered January 21, 1995
Houston. Houston Grand Opera
Composer:
Stewart Wallace
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Michael Korie
Description:
Opera in III Acts
Time Period:
20th Century
Place:
San Francisco, CA
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Milk | Baritone | L |
| Dan White/ Man in Trenchcoat/ Cop #1 | Tenor | L |
| Scott Smith/ Man at the Opera (Scott)/ Closet Lover/ Craig/ (in park – Scott) | Tenor | L |
| George Moscone/ Man at the Opera (Horst) / Married Man (in Park-Horst) Horst/ Teamster/ Concentration Camp Inmate (Horst) | Bass | L |
| Henry Wong/ Man at the Opera (Wong)/ Closet Lover Joe/ a Man (in concentration camp) | Countertenor | L |
| Messenger/ Man at the Opera (Mintz)/ Fat Man (in park – Mintz)/ Mintz/ Empress/ Another Man (in concentration camp)/ Drum Major | Baritone | L |
| Diane Feinstein/ Beard/ Hooker | Soprano | S |
| Mama | Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Anne Kronenberg/ Dyke | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Medora/ Young Girl (in concentration camp) | Soprano | S |
| Quentin Kopp/ Closet Lover Jack/ Arrival #3 - Stonewall Girl/ Mailman | S | |
| Young Harvey/ Arrival #6/ Handicapped Son (Young Boy) | B | |
| Carol Ruth Silver/ Arrival #1 | B | |
| Ella Hill Hutch (African-American)/ Old Lady #1 | B | |
| Robert Gonzales (Hispanic)/ Arrival #5 - Stonewall Girl | B | |
| Robert Pelosi/ Bald Man (in park)/ Arrival #4 – Stonewall Girl | B | |
| John Molinari/ Cop (not the same as Cop #1)/ Arrival #2 – Stonewall Girl/ Blue Collar Man | B | |
| Lee Dolson/ Cleveland/ Stonewall Girl | B | |
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| Gordon Lau (Asian) | B |
Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB
Chorus Notes:
Includes all CB roles
The following roles are all chorus bit = CB: Man at the Opera #1 (Baldman), Man at the Opera #2 (Smoker), Woman (in concentration camp), Another Woman (in concentration camp), Politico (8) (#1 through #3), Veteran, S&M (s) (#1 through #4), Gay Doctor, Mother (of Handicapped Son), Old Lady #2, Lavender Menace (#1 through #5), Clones (#1 through #4).