Sestra Beatrisa (Sister Beatrice)
Classification added June 21, 2016Premiered October 12, 1912
Moscow, Russia. Solodovnikov Theater
Composer:
Aleksandr Gretchaninov
Original Language:
Russian
Librettist:
Aleksandr Gretchaninov
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Notes:
based on the 1901 play by Maurice Maeterlinck
Time Period:
15th Century
Place:
Cloister in the city of Löwen
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| The Madonna* | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Sister Beatrice* | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| The Abbess | Contralto | F |
| Sister Eglantine | Soprano | S |
| Alletta | Soprano | S |
| Prince Bellidor | Tenor | S |
| Sister Balbine | Soprano | B |
| Sister Clementine | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Sister Felicitas | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| 1st Beggar | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| 2nd Beggar | Mezzo-Soprano | CB |
| Sister Regina | Contralto | CB |
| Old Man | Tenor | CB |
| The Crippled Man | Bass | CB |
| * The score specifies that these roles are to be sung by the same singer. |
Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB