A romantic grand opera.


Libretto by

Thomas James THACKERAY


Music by

John BARNETT


First performance: 25 August 1834, London, Lyceum theatre.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

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

Baillie

Macwhapple   [ ♂ ]

  

baritone
[ Aldridge,  ♂ ]

  

Donald

betrothed to Jessie   [ ♂ ]

  

tenor
[ John Wilson,  ♂ ]

  

Christie

his rival   [ ♂ ]

  

tenor
[ Oxberry,  ♂ ]

  

Hela

wizard of the glen   [ ♂ ]

  

baritone
[ Henry Phillips,  ♂ ]

  

Eolia, the mountain Sylph

  [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ Emma Romer,  ♀ ]

  

Etheria

the sylphid Queen   [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ Clara-Anastasie Novello,  ♀ ]

  

Attendant

sylph   [ ♀ ]

  

other
[ Josephin ]

  

Dame

Gourlie   [ ♀ ]

  

contralto
[ Griffith,  ♀ ]

  

Jessie

her daughter   [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ ?,  ♀ ]

  

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