Index of Opera Roles
This index includes the principal roles in some 269 operas and the singers who created them.
Abbreviations: a - alto; b - bass; bb - bass-baritone; bt - baritone; ct - countertenor; hc - haute-contre; ms - mezzo-soprano; s - soprano; sp - spoken role; t - tenor; tr - treble
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Role |
Voice |
Opera |
Composer |
Singer |
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Sacristan/Lunobor/Jan/Domšík |
bb |
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Sadko |
t |
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Saint François |
bb |
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Saint Phar |
bt |
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Sali |
t |
Willi Merkel |
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Salieri |
b |
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Sallustia |
s |
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Salome/Salomé |
s |
Mlle Duvivier |
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Salome/Salomé |
s |
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Samson |
t |
Franz Ferenczy |
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Sancho Panza |
bb |
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Sandomir |
t |
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Sandrina |
s |
Barbara Dichtler |
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Sandrino |
b |
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Sangaride |
s |
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Role |
Voice |
Opera |
Composer |
Singer |
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Santuzza |
s |
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Sarastro |
b |
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Scarpia |
bt |
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Schaunard |
bt |
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Schneidebart/Barber |
bt |
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Schomberg |
b |
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Schön, Dr/Jack the Ripper |
bt |
Asger Stig |
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Scotland, King of |
b |
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Scylla |
s |
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Secretary |
ms |
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Sedley, Mrs |
ms |
Valetta Iacopi |
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Segestes |
b |
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Segura |
b/bt |
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Seid |
bt |
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Selene |
a |
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Seleuce |
s |
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Sélika |
s |
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Selim |
b |
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Sellem |
t |
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Semele |
s |
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Semiramide |
s |
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Senta |
s |
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September, Lieutenant |
bt |
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Seraskier |
t |
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Role |
Voice |
Opera |
Composer |
Singer |
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Serena Joy |
a |
Susanne Resmark |
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Sergey |
t |
Pyotr Ivanovich Zasetsky |
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Servilia |
s |
Signora Antonini |
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Sévère |
bt |
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Severo |
bt |
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Sextus/Sesto |
s |
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Sextus/Sesto |
s |
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Shadrach |
b/bt |
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Shahabarim |
t |
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Sharpless |
bt |
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She-Ancient |
ms |
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Shemakha, Queen of |
s |
Aurelia Dobrovol'skaya |
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Shepherd |
t |
Adam Dobosz |
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Shylock |
b |
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Sid |
bt |
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Sidonie |
s |
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Sidonie |
s |
Mlle Chateauneuf |
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Siegfried |
t |
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Siegfried |
t |
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Siegfried |
t |
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Sieglinde |
s |
Josephine Schefsky |
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Sieglinde |
s |
Therese Vogle |
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Siegmund |
t |
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Siegmund |
t |
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Role |
Voice |
Opera |
Composer |
Singer |
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Sigismondo |
a |
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Silberklang, Mme |
s |
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Silla |
ms |
Emmy Kruger |
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Silvana |
s |
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Silvio |
a |
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Silvio |
bt |
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Silvio de Narni |
bt |
Richard Torigi |
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Simon |
b/bt |
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Simon Boccanegra |
bt |
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Simon Boccanegra |
bt |
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Simon Magus/Simon Mago |
bt |
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Simone |
bt |
Felix Fleischer |
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Simone |
b |
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Sinodal |
t |
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Sirin |
s |
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Siroco |
b |
Scipion |
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Siroe |
a |
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Siroe |
s |
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Šiškov |
bt |
Géza Fischer |
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Sixtus Beckmesser |
b |
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Skuratov |
t |
Antonín Pelc |
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Slender/Spärlich |
t |
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Sobinin |
t |
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Soledad |
a |
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Role |
Voice |
Opera |
Composer |
Singer |
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Somnus |
b |
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Sonora |
bt |
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Sophie |
s |
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Sophie |
s |
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Sophie |
ms |
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Sophie |
s |
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Sosarme |
a |
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Sosostris |
a |
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Spartacus |
t |
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Spencer Coyle |
bb |
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Spirit Messenger |
b |
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Squire |
t |
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Stankar |
bt |
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Stefan |
t |
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Stefana |
s |
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Role |
Voice |
Opera |
Composer |
Singer |
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Stephen Kumalo |
bt |
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Števa Buryja |
t |
Bogdan Procházka |
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Stiffelio |
t |
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Stingo |
t |
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Stolnik |
b |
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Straton |
b |
Morel |
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Stromminger |
b |
Ettore Brancaleoni |
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Sturmwald |
t |
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Sturmwald, Captain |
t |
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Sulpice Pingot |
b |
Luigi Henry |
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Sun |
hc |
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Susan B. Anthony |
s |
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Susanna |
s |
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Susannah |
s |
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Suse Blunt |
ms |
Madame Köckert |
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Svejk |
bt |
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Swallow |
b |
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Swan Princess |
s |
