Oscar
Classification added May 23, 2016Premiered July 27, 2013
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe Opera
Composer:
Theodore Morrison
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
John Cox and Theodore Morrison
Description:
Opera in Two Acts
Notes:
Based on quotations from the writings of Oscar Wilde and his contemporaries
Time Period:
1890s
Place:
The region of immortality; Britain
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Wilde | Countertenor | L |
| Ada Leverson | Soprano | F |
| Frank Harris | Tenor | F |
| Walt Whitman | Baritone | F |
| Lord Alfred Douglas (“Bosie”). Also appears as a Waiter, the Doctor, and Death | Dancer | F |
| Detective-Inspector Littlechild | Tenor | S |
| First Prison Warder | Tenor | S |
| Thomas Martin | Baritone | S |
| Colonel Henry B. Isaacson | Bass-Baritone | S |
| Detective-Inspector Kearley | Bass | S |
| Second Prison Warder | Bass | S |
| Bailiff | Tenor | B |
| Chaplain | Tenor | B |
| Hotel Managers | Baritone | B |
| Mr. Justice Sir Alfred Wills | Bass-Baritone | B |
| Prisoner #1 in Act 2, scene 3 | Tenor | B |
| Prisoner #2 in Act 2, scene 3 | Baritone | B |
| Leggatt, a butler | Bass | CB |
| Jury Foreman | Bass | CB |
| A hateful voice from the crowd of trial spectators | Baritone | CB |
| Solo Prisoners: (listed by Act and scene) | ||
| Act 2, scene 1: | ||
| linebreak | ||
| Prisoner #1 | Tenor | CB** |
| Prisoner #2 | Bass | CB** |
| Prisoner #3 | Tenor | CB** |
| Prisoner #4 | Bass | CB** |
| Prisoner #5 | Tenor | CB** |
| Act 2, scene 2: | ||
| Prisoner #1 | Baritone | CB |
| Prisoner #2 | Tenor | CB |
| Prisoner #3 | Bass | CB |
| Prisoner #4 | Tenor | CB |
| *On the Cast of Characters page of the score, the following roles are listed in combination. When one singer performs both roles, the combined classification becomes: | ||
| Colonel Henry B. Isaacson/ Mr. Justice Sir Alfred Wills | Bass-Baritone | F |
| Detective-Inspector Littlechild/ First Prison Warder | Tenor | F |
| Detective-Inspector Kearley/ Second Prison Warder | Bass | F |
| *It is possible for the baritone performing the Managers in Act 1 to also sing the role of Thomas Martin in Act 2. Should one Artist sing both, then the formula for the Combining of Roles found on the Schedule C Overview website page will apply. | ||
| **If the Soli/Tutti instructions on pages 152-155 are used, then the two tenors and two basses singing as the Soli are upgraded to Solo Bit roles. The other tenor remains a Chorus Bit. |
Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB