User:Theshoveljockey/My Sandbox
Roles
[edit]| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, April 12, 1930 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov | baritone | |
| Aljeja a young Tartar | mezzo-soprano | |
| Luka Kuzmič (Filka Morozov) | tenor | |
| Skuratov | tenor | |
| Šiškov | tenor | |
| Prison Governor | baritone | |
| Big Prisoner/Nikita | tenor | |
| Small Prisoner | baritone | |
| First Guard | tenor | |
| Second Guard | baritone | |
| Elderly Prisoner | tenor | |
| Voice (offstage) | tenor | |
| Cook (a prisoner) | baritone | |
| Priest | baritone | |
| Čekunov | bass | |
| Drunk Prisoner | tenor | |
| Šapkin | tenor | |
| Blacksmith (a prisoner) | baritone | |
| Prisoner/Kedril | tenor | |
| Prisoner/Don Juan/The Brahmin | bass | |
| Young Prisoner | tenor | |
| Prostitute | mezzo-soprano | |
| Čerevin | tenor | |
| Male chorus: prisoner (taking silent parts in the Act 2 plays); guests, prison guards (silent) | ||
Synopsis
[edit]Act 1
[edit]A courtyard in a Siberian prison; early morning
Act 2
[edit]The bank of the river Irtysh with a view of the steppe; a year after Act 1, towards sunset
Act 3
[edit]The prison hospital, towards evening
Scene 1
[edit]Scene 2
[edit]- ^ John Tyrrell: "From the House of the Dead", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed February 16, 2009), (subscription access)