Merlin
Classification added May 10, 2016Premiered June 20, 1998
Madrid, Spain. Auditorio Nacional
Composer:
Isaac Albéniz
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Francis Burdett Money-Coutts
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Notes:
based on Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
Time Period:
legendary
Place:
England
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan le Fay | Soprano | L |
| Nivian | Soprano | L |
| Arthur | Tenor | L |
| Merlin | Baritone | L |
| Gawain | Tenor | S |
| Archbishop of Canterbury | Bass-Baritone | S |
| Kay | Tenor | B |
| Sir Pellinore | Baritone | B |
| Mordred | Baritone | B |
| Sir Ector de Maris | Bass-Baritone | B |
| King Lot of Orkney | Bass | B |
Minimum Chorus: 40
Divisi: SATB
Chorus Notes:
‘+ Children’s Chorus