Koanga
Classification added March 8, 2016Premiered March 30, 1904 (original version) & September 23, 1935 (revised version)
Elberfeld, Germany. Stadttheater (1904); London, England. Covent Garden (1935)
Composer:
Frederick Delius
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Charles F. Keary
Description:
Opera in a Prologue, Three Acts, and Epilogue
Notes:
After George Washington Cable’s The Grandissimes
Role classification is specifically for the 1935 edition with the 1974 revised libretto by Douglas Craig and Andrew Page
Time Period:
Late 18th Century
Place:
A plantation on the Mississippi
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | Soprano | L |
| Koanga | Baritone | L |
| Simon Perez | Tenor | F |
| Don Jose Martinez | Bass | F |
| Clotilda | Contralto | S |
| Renée | Soprano | B |
| Hélène | Soprano | B |
| Jeanne | Soprano | B |
| Aurore | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Olive | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Paulette | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Uncle Joe | Bass | B |
| Rangwan | Bass | B |
| Marie | Soprano | CB |
| Hortense | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| Negro 1 | Tenor | CB |
| Negro 2 | Bass | CB |
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Minimum Chorus: 28
Divisi: SATB