A romantic opera.


Libretto by

Julian STURGIS


Music by

Arthur SULLIVAN


First performance: 31 January 1891, London, Royal English Opera House.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Description, name
[sex]		 Voice type
[first performer, sex]		 

Richard Coeur-de-leon King

of England, disguised as black knight   [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ Norman Salmond,  ♂ ]

  

Prince John

  [ ♂ ]

  

baritone
[ Richard Green,  ♂ ]

  

Sir Brian

de Bois-Guilbert, commander of the Order of knights templars   [ ♂ ]

  

baritone
[ Eugene Oudin,  ♂ ]

  

Maurice De Bracy

  [ ♂ ]

  

tenor
[ Charles Kenningham,  ♂ ]

  

Lucas de Beaumanoir Grand master

of the templars   [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ Adams Owen,  ♂ ]

  

Cedric

the Saxon, thane of Rotherwood   [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ David Ffrangcon-Davies,  ♂ ]

  

Wilfred, knight of Ivanohe

his son, disguised as a palmer   [ ♂ ]

  

tenor
[ Ben Davies,  ♂ ]

  

Friar

Tuck   [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ Avon Saxon,  ♂ ]

  

Isaac

of York   [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ Charles Copland,  ♂ ]

  

Locksley

  [ ♂ ]

  

tenor
[ William H. Stephens,  ♂ ]

  

The squire

  [ ♂ ]

  

tenor
[ Frederick Bovill,  ♂ ]

  

The lady Rowena

ward of Cedric   [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ Esther Palliser,  ♀ ]

  

Ulrica

  [ ♀ ]

  

mezzo-soprano
[ Marie Groebl,  ♀ ]

  

Rebecca

daughter of Isaac of York   [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ Margaret Macintyre,  ♀ ]

  

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Act the first Act the second Act the third

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