Man of La Mancha
Classification added March 31, 2016Premiered November 22, 1965
New York, New York. ANTA Washington Square Theater
Composer:
Mitch Leigh
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Dale Wasserman and Joe Darion
Description:
Musical Play in Two Acts
Notes:
Suggested by the Cervantes novel
Time Period:
16th Century
Place:
Spain
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Don Quixote/Miguel de Cervantes/Alonso Quijana | Baritone | L |
| Sancho Panza/Manservant | Tenor | L |
| Aldonza/Dulcinea | Soprano or Mezzo | L |
| Padre | Tenor | F |
| Antonia | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Housekeeper | Contralto or Mezzo | S |
| Duke | Spoken | S |
| Governor | Spoken | S |
| Dr. Sanson Carrasco/Knight of the Mirrors | Tenor | S |
| Barber | Tenor | S |
| Innkeeper | Baritone | S |
| Muleteers * | ||
| Anselmo | Tenor | S |
| Pedro | Tenor | S |
| Jose | Tenor | B |
| Tenorio | Tenor | B |
| Paco | Tenor | B |
| Juan | Tenor | B |
| Moorish Girl | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Fermina | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Cantaor | Tenor | B |
| Moor | Tenor | B |
| Captain of the Inquisition | Spoken | B |
| linebreak | ||
| Maria | Spoken | B |
| Guitarist | Instrumentalist | |
| * Could be Tenor or Higher Baritone |
Minimum Chorus: 6
Divisi: TB