Rake's Progress, The
Classification added August 2, 2016Premiered September 11, 1951
Venice, Italy. Teatro La Fenice
Composer:
Igor Stravinsky
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman
Description:
Opera in Three Acts and Epilogue
Notes:
Text after Hogarth
Time Period:
18th Century
Place:
England
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Rakewell | Tenor | L |
| Ann Trulove | Soprano | L |
| Nick Shadow | Bass-Baritone | L |
| Baba the Turk | Mezzo Soprano | L |
| Trulove | Bass | F |
| Mother Goose | Mezzo Soprano | F |
| Sellem | Tenor | S |
| Keeper of the Madhouse | Bass | B |
| Solo Voice | Bass | CB |
| Bidders* | Spoken | CB* |
| * The bidders are notated in the score as shouts in specified rhythms. The score does not state which voice category should be heard nor does it specify the number of bidders. Should any individual chorister shout a bid in the scene, then that chorister's shout is to be classified as a Chorus Bit role. |
Minimum Chorus: 18