Opera Roles for Countertenor

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Nr.Role nameVoiceOperaComposerDescriptionLang.AriasDuetsEnsemblesScenes

1Rinaldo

Voice: mezzo or countertenorOpera: RinaldoComposer: HandelDescription: a nobleman of the House of EsteLanguage: Italian

Arias: 9Duets: 2Ensembles: 1Scenes: 31

2Giulio Cesare

Voice: contralto or mezzo or countertenorOpera: Giulio CesareComposer: HandelDescription: Language: Italian

Arias: 9Duets: 1Ensembles: Scenes: 29

3Orlando

Voice: mezzo or countertenorOpera: OrlandoComposer: HandelDescription: a knightLanguage: Italian

Arias: 10Duets: 2Ensembles: 1Scenes: 27

4Nero

Voice: countertenorOpera: AgrippinaComposer: HandelDescription: Language: Italian

Arias: 6Duets: Ensembles: 3Scenes: 23

5Bertarido

Voice: countertenor or contraltoOpera: RodelindaComposer: HandelDescription: usurped King of LombardyLanguage: Italian

Arias: 7Duets: 1Ensembles: Scenes: 21

6Narcissus

Voice: countertenorOpera: AgrippinaComposer: HandelDescription: Language: Italian

Arias: 2Duets: Ensembles: 3Scenes: 18

7Unulfo

Voice: countertenor or contraltoOpera: RodelindaComposer: HandelDescription: Bertarido's friend and counsellorLanguage: Italian

Arias: 3Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 16

8Tolomeo

Voice: countertenorOpera: Giulio CesareComposer: HandelDescription: her brother and husband, King of EgyptLanguage: Italian

Arias: 3Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 15

9Nireno

Voice: countertenorOpera: Giulio CesareComposer: HandelDescription: Cleopatra's and Tolomeo's servantLanguage: Italian

Arias: Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 12

10Nerone

Voice: countertenor or sopranoOpera: Incoronazione di PoppeaComposer: MonteverdiDescription: Emperor of RomeLanguage: Italian

Arias: Duets: 4Ensembles: Scenes: 8

11Edgar

Voice: tenor or countertenorOpera: LearComposer: ReimannDescription: son of GloucesterLanguage: German

Arias: Duets: Ensembles: 1Scenes: 7

12Colin

Voice: countertenorOpera: Devin du VillageComposer: RousseauDescription: Language: French

Arias: 3Duets: 2Ensembles: Scenes: 5

13Achille

Voice: countertenorOpera: Ifigenia en AulideComposer: GluckDescription: a Greek heroLanguage: French

Arias: 1Duets: 2Ensembles: 1Scenes: 4

14Platée

Voice: countertenorOpera: PlatéeComposer: RameauDescription: a travesti roleLanguage: French

Arias: 3Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 3

15Gandarte

Voice: contralto or countertenorOpera: PoroComposer: HandelDescription: Erissena's loverLanguage: Italian

Arias: 3Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 3

16Oberon

Voice: countertenorOpera: Midsummer Night's DreamComposer: BrittenDescription: King of the FairiesLanguage: English

Arias: 2Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 2

17Giustino

Voice: mezzo or countertenorOpera: GiustinoComposer: HandelDescription: Language: Italian

Arias: Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 2

18Chinese Man

Voice: countertenorOpera: Fairy-QueenComposer: PurcellDescription: Language: English

Arias: 2Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 2

19Summer

Voice: countertenorOpera: Fairy-QueenComposer: PurcellDescription: Language: English

Arias: 1Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 1

20Joseph

Voice: countertenorOpera: Joseph in EgypteComposer: MéhulDescription: Language: French

Arias: 1Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 1

21Secrecy

Voice: countertenorOpera: Fairy-QueenComposer: PurcellDescription: Language: English

Arias: 1Duets: Ensembles: Scenes: 1

22Alessandro

Voice: countertenor or contraltoOpera: TolomeoComposer: HandelDescription: brother of TolomeoLanguage: Italian