L'Orfeo

Opera in 5 acts
Music by
Claudio Monteverdi
Libretto by
Alessandro Striggio der Jüngere
Language
Italian
Premiere
1607
Roles
  • La musica (Music)
    Counter-Tenor/Mezzo-Soprano
    • Haute-Contre
  • Orfeo (Orpheus)
    Baritone/Tenor
    • Basse-Taille
  • Euridice (Eurydice)
    Mezzo-Soprano
    • Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano
  • La Messaggera (The Messenger)
    Mezzo-Soprano
    • Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano
  • La Speranza (Hope)
    Mezzo-Soprano
    • Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano
  • Caronte (Charon)
    Bass
    • Proserpina (Proserpine)
      Mezzo-Soprano
      • Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano
    • Plutone (Pluto)
      Bass
      • Apollo
        Tenor
        • Ninfa (Nymph)
          Mezzo-Soprano
          • Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano
        • Eco (Echo)
          Tenor
          • Ninfe e pastori (Nymphs and shepherds) 1
            Mezzo-Soprano
            • Ninfe e pastori (Nymphs and shepherds) 2
              Counter-Tenor
              • Haute-Contre
            • Ninfe e pastori (Nymphs and shepherds) 3
              Mezzo-Soprano
              • Dramatischer Mezzosopran
            • Ninfe e pastori (Nymphs and shepherds) 4
              Tenor
              • Ninfe e pastori (Nymphs and shepherds) 5
                Bass
                • Spiriti infernali (Infernal spirits)
                  Tenor