Rodrigo (opera) - Roles

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere cast, 1707
(Conductor: - )
Rodrigo, the King soprano castrato Stefano Frilli
Esilena, wife to Rodrigo soprano Anna Maria Cecchi Torri, La Beccarina
Florinda, mother to Rodrigo's child soprano Aurelia Marcello
Giuliano, brother to Florinda tenor Francesco Guicciardi
Evanco, last surviving son of Vitizza, the previous King soprano (en travesti) Caterina Azzolini, La Valentina
Fernando, minister to Rodrigo contralto castrato Giuseppe Perini

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