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King Arthur: or, The British worthy

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A dramatic opera.


Libretto by

John DRYDEN


Music by

Henry PURCELL


First performance: May 1691, London, Queen's Theatre.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

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

Men

King Arthur

  [ ♂ ]

  

other
[ Thomas Betterton,  ♂ ]

  

Oswald

king of Kent, a Saxon and a heathen   [ ♂ ]

  

other
[ Joseph Williams,  ♂ ]

  

Conon

duke of Cornwall, tributary to king Arthur   [ ♂ ]

  

other
[ John Hodgson,  ♂ ]

  

Merlin

a famous inchanter   [ ♂ ]

  

other
[ Edward Kynaston,  ♂ ]

  

Osmond

a Saxon magician and a heathen   [ ♂ ]

  

other
[ Samuel Sanford,  ♂ ]

  

Aurelius

friend to Arthur   [ ♂ ]

  

other
[ John Verbruggen "Alexander",  ♂ ]

  

Albanact

captain of Arthur's guards   [ ♂ ]

  

other
[ William Bowen,  ♂ ]

  

Guillamar

friend of Oswald   [ ♂ ]

  

other
[ Joseph Harris,  ♂ ]

  

Women

Emmeline

daughter of Conon   [ ♀ ]

  

other
[ Anne Bracegirdle,  ♀ ]

  

Matilda

her attendant   [ ♀ ]

  

other
[ Richardson,  ♀ ]

  

Deities, Spirits, etc. etc.

Aeolus

  [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ ?,  ♂ ]

  

Honour

  [ ♂ ]

  

soprano
[ ?,  ♀ ]

  

Venus

  [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ ?,  ♀ ]

  

Philidel

an aery spirit   [ ♂ ]

  

soprano
[ Charlotte Butler,  ♀ ]

  

Grimbald

an earthy spirit   [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ John Bowman,  ♂ ]

  

Cupid

  [ ♂ ]

  

soprano
[ Charlotte Butler,  ♀ ]

  

Cold genius

  [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ Richard Leveridge,  ♂ ]

  

Comus

  [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ ?,  ♂ ]

  

Pan

  [ ♂ ]

  

bass
[ ?,  ♂ ]

  

Nereid

  [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ ?,  ♀ ]

  


Officers and Soldiers, Singers and Dancers, Airy spirits, Priests, Two syrens, Shepherds, Nymphs, Peasants, He (bass), She (soprano).


 


In Kent.
 

Generazione pagina: 18/12/2017 - Tipo pagina: opera•locandina (3.00.40)

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