Owen Wingrave
Classification added May 23, 2016Premiered May 16, 1971 on BBC 2 Television (Broadcast date) - May 10, 1973 (Premiere date)
London. Covent Garden
Composer:
Benjamin Britten
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
Description:
Opera in Two Acts
Notes:
Based on the short story by Henry James. Commissioned as an Opera for Television.
Time Period:
The late Nineteenth Century
Place:
London and the Wingrave Estate Country-house
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Owen Wingrave | Baritone | L |
| Kate Julian | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Spencer Coyle | Bass-Baritone | L |
| Miss Wingrave | Soprano | F |
| Mrs. Coyle | Soprano | F |
| Mrs. Julian | Soprano | F |
| General Sir Philip Wingrave | Tenor | F |
| Lechmere | Tenor | F |
| Narrator, the ballad singer | Tenor | S |