Masque.


Libretto by

ANONYMOUS


Music by

John BLOW


First performance: 1683, London, Court Theatre.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

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

Venus

  [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ Mary (Moll) Davies,  ♀ ]

  

Cupid

  [ ♂ ]

  

soprano
[ Mary Tudor,  ♀ ]

  

Adonis

  [ ♂ ]

  

baritone
[ ? ]

  

A Huntsman

  [ ♂ ]

  

contralto
[ ? ]

  

A Shepherd

  [ ♂ ]

  

contralto
[ ? ]

  

A Shepherdess

  [ ♀ ]

  

soprano
[ ?,  ♀ ]

  


Shepherds (Alto, Tenor, and Bass).
Chorus of Shepherds and Shepherdesses, Huntsmen, Cupids, Graces, Etc.


 

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