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Palestrina

Classification added July 29, 2023
Premiered June 12, 1917
Prinzregententheater, Munich, Germany

Composer:

Hans Pfitzner
Original Language:
German
Librettist:
Hans Pfitzner
Description:
Opera in Three Acts

Notes:

Adolph Fürstner Publisher, Berlin, Germany. Piano/vocal score A7403F

Time Period:

16th Century

Place:

Rome and Trent

Classification key

  • L – Leading
  • F – Featured
  • S – Supporting
  • B – Solo Bit
  • CB – Chorus Bit
  • MB – Mute Bit
Role Voice Part Classification
Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina TenorL
Cardinal Carlo Borromeo BaritoneL
Ighino SopranoF
Cardinal legate Bernardo Novagerio TenorF
Cardinal legate Morone BaritoneF
Visions of old Masters #1 – 3 Tenors (3)S (3)
Visions of old Masters #4 – 6 Baritones (3)S (3)
Visions of old Masters #7 – 9 Basses (3)S (3)
Silla Mezzo SopranoS
Pope Pius IV BassS
Cardinal Christoph Madruscht BassS
Cardinal von Lothringen BassS
Bishop Ercole Severolus BassS
Angel voice #1 SopranoB
Angel voice #2 SopranoB
Angel voice #3 SopranoB
Lucrezia Mezzo SopranoB
Abdisu, Patriarch of Assyria TenorB
Bishop of Budoja TenorB
Graf Luna BaritoneB
Bishop Avosmediano of Cadiz BaritoneB
Archbishop Anton Brus von Müglitz BassB
Young Doctor Mezzo SopranoCB
Italian Servant TenorCB
Bishop Theophilus of Imola TenorCB
Dandini of Grosseto TenorCB
Bishop of Fiesole TenorCB
Spanish Bishop BaritoneCB
Bishop of Feltre BassCB
Two Bishops Basses (2)CB (2)
Choristers of Santa Maria Maggiore:
Chorister #1 BaritoneCB
Chorister #2 BaritoneCB
Chorister #3 TenorCB
Chorister #4 TenorCB
Chorister #5 BassCB
Please be advised: Contact AGMA for classification if you are combining roles, and/or for classification of unassigned lines, and/or for classification of any combination of Chorus and Solo bits from what has been performed previously.
Minimum Chorus: 60
Divisi: SATB (includes all CB roles)