Nerone (Boito)
Classification added May 12, 2016Premiered May 1, 1924
Milan, Italy. Teatro alla Scala
Composer:
Arrigo Boito
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Arrigo Boito
Description:
Opera in Four Acts
Notes:
Unfinished at the time of Boito’s death, the opera was originally intended to be 5 acts, but the fifth was never written. The existing four acts were edited into the current published performance edition by Vincenzo Tommasini and Antonio Smareglia, under the supervision of Arturo Toscanini.
Time Period:
1st Century A.D.
Place:
Rome
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Asteria | Soprano | L |
| Nerone | Tenor | L |
| Simon Mago | Baritone | L |
| Rubria | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| Gobrias | Tenor | F |
| Fanuèl | Baritone | F |
| Pèrside | Soprano | S |
| Dositèo | Baritone | S |
| Tigellino | Bass | S |
| Cerinto | Contralto | B |
| Viandante 1 | Tenor | B |
| L’oracolo | Bass | B |
| Solo Soprano 1 | Soprano | B |
| Solo Soprano 2 | Soprano | B |
| Solo Alto | Alto | B |
| Solo Tenor | Tenor | B |
| Solo Bass | Bass | B |
| Viandante 2 | Baritone | CB |
| Schiavo ammonitore | Baritone | CB |
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Minimum Chorus: 52
Divisi: SATB