Suor Angelica
Classification added June 24, 2016Premiered December 14, 1918
New York. Metropolitan Opera
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
Description:
Opera in I Act
Time Period:
The 17th Century
Place:
A Convent
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Suor Angelica | Soprano | L |
| The Princess | Contralto | L |
| The Abbess | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| The Monitor | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| The Mistress of the Novices | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Suor Genevieve | Soprano | S |
| Suor Osima | Soprano | B |
| Suor Dolcina | Soprano | B |
| The Nursing Sister (Infirmary) | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Two Lay Sisters | Soprano & Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Two Novices | Sopranos | CB |
| Two Tourieres (Alms Collectors) | Sopranos | B & CB |
| 1st Touriere – B | ||
| 2nd Touriere – CB | ||
| 5 Other Sisters | CB | |
| Suor Lucilla, a neurotic | Mute | |
| Blessed Virgin | Mute | |
| A Fair Child | Mute | |
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Minimum Chorus: 21
Divisi: SA
Chorus Notes:
There is a Children’s Chorus line, according to the score.
While Chorus music for Tenors and Basses exists in this opera, which takes place in a convent with “no men allowed,” it is rarely performed by singers. Should the company wish to engage TB Choristers, they would follow the regular terms of their CBA.