Zigeunerbaron, Der (The Gypsy Baron)
Classification added July 7, 2016Premiered October 24, 1885
Vienna. Theater an der Wien
Composer:
Johann Strauss II
Original Language:
German
Librettist:
Ignaz Schnitzer
Description:
Operetta in Three Acts
Notes:
Text based on the novel Saffi by Maurus Jokai
Time Period:
18th Century
Place:
Hungary - Near the village of Banat
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Sandor Barinkay | Tenor | L |
| Kalman Zsupan | Baritone | L |
| Saffi | Soprano | L |
| Arsena | Soprano | F |
| Czipra | Mezzo Soprano | F |
| Graf Peter Homonay | Baritone | S |
| Conte Carnero (Kareska) | Baritone | S |
| Mirabella | Contralto | S |
| Ottokar | Tenor | S |
| Pali | Bass | B |
| Franzi (or Jancsi) | Speaking Part | B |
| Vanya (or Laczi or Istvan), Servant to Zsupan | Speaking Part | B |
| Mishka (Mihaly) | Speaking Part | B |
| Ferko (Gypsy) | Speaking Part | B |
| Joszi (Gypsy) | Speaking Part | B |
| A Gypsy (one line) | Speaking Part | CB |
| A Herald (one line) | Speaking Part | CB |
| A Man (one line) | Speaking Part | CB |
| The Sausage Man (one line) | Speaking Part | CB |
| A Young Boy (one line) | Speaking Part | CB |
| Another Boy (one line) | Speaking Part | CB |
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| Gypsy Children | Speaking Part | B |
Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB