Mighty Casey, The
Classification added April 15, 2016Premiered May 4, 1953
Hartford, Connecticut. Burns School auditorium
Composer:
William Schuman
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Jeremy Gury
Description:
A Baseball Opera in Three Scenes
Notes:
after Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s 1888 poem, Casey at the Bat
Time Period:
“not so long ago”
Place:
Mudville
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Merry | Soprano | L |
| The Watchman | Baritone | L |
| Casey | Silent | F |
| Charlie | Tenor | F |
| Thatcher | Baritone | F |
| Fireball Snedeker | Baritone | F |
| Male Fan | Tenor | S |
| Umpire Buttenheiser | Bass | S |
| Manager | Bass | S |
| Female Fan | Soprano | B |
| The Team: | ||
| Tony Perrone | Tenor | B |
| Rough-house Flynn | Tenor | B |
| Benny Rabensky | Tenor | B |
| Andy Jones | Baritone | B |
| Red O’Toole | Baritone | B |
| Otis Burrows | Baritone | B |
| Elmer Blake | Baritone | B |
| Scooter Cooney | Baritone | B |
| Concessionaire | Bass | B |
| Echo | Tenor | CB |
| A Fan | Spoken | CB |
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Minimum Chorus: 20
Divisi: SATB