Naughty Marietta
Classification added May 4, 2016Premiered November 7, 1910
New York. New York Theater
Composer:
Victor Herbert
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Rida Johnson Young (Original Book and Lyrics)
Description:
Operetta in II Acts
Time Period:
Towards the end of the eighteenth century
Place:
Act I The Place D’Armes-A square in New Orleans, Act II Scene 1: The Marionette Theatre, Act II Scene 2: The New Orleans Club
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Marietta (the Contessa D'Altena) | Soprano | L |
| Captain Dick Warrington | Baritone | L |
| Etienne Grandet (alias Bras Pique) | Bass-Baritone | F |
| Silas Slick | Baritone | F |
| Adah (a Quadroon slave girl) | Contralto | F |
| Lieutenant-Governor Grandet | Baritone | F |
| Lizetta (a Casket Girl) | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| Rudolfo (An Italian Buffo) | Baritone | S |
| Sir Harry Blake (Irish Adventurer) | Speaking | S |
| Florenz (Secretary to the Lt. Governor) | Speaking | S |
| Three Girls of New Orleans | ||
| Fanchon | Soprano | B |
| Nanette | Soprano | B |
| Felice | Soprano | B |
| Nightwatchman | Tenor | CB |
| First Flower Girl | Soprano | CB |
| Second Flower Girl | Soprano | CB |
| Man Flower Seller | Tenor | CB |
| Sugar Cane Seller | Tenor | CB |
| Parakeet Seller | Tenor | CB |
| Fruit Seller | Baritone | CB |
| Italian Parrot Seller | Tenor | CB |
| First Man/Act I | Baritone | CB |
| linebreak | ||
| Second Man/Act I | Baritone | CB |
| Third Man/Act 1 | Tenor | CB |
| First Dice Player | Tenor | CB |
| Second Dice Player | Baritone | CB |
| First Card Player | Baritone | CB |
| Second Card Player | Tenor | CB |
| First Man/Act II | Tenor | CB |
| Second Man/Act II | Baritone | CB |
| Third Man/Act II | Tenor | CB |
| Fourth Man/Act II | Baritone | CB |
| A Man | Speaking | CB |
| Three or Four Italian Men | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 40
Divisi: SATB