Patience or Bunthorne's Bride
Classification added May 24, 2016Premiered April 23, 1881
London. Opera Comique
Composer:
Arthur Sullivan
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
William Schwenck Gilbert
Description:
Operetta in Two Acts
Time Period:
Abstract
Place:
Exterior of Bunthorne’s Castle and A Glade
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Patience | Soprano | L |
| Reginald Bunthorne | Tenor | L |
| Archibald Grosvenor | Baritone | L |
| The Lady Jane | Contralto | F |
| Colonel Caverley | Bass-Baritone | F |
| The Lady Angela | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| The Lady Saphir | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Lieutenant, The Duke of Dunstable | Tenor | S |
| Major Murgatroyd | Baritone | S |
| The Lady Ella | Soprano | S |
| Mr. Bunthorne’s Solicitor | Silent |
Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB