King Arthur, or the British Worthy
Semi-opera in five acts
Libretto
John Dryden
Premiere
May or June 1691, London (Dorset Garden Theatre)
Cast
ARTHUR (baritone)
EMMELINE (soprano)
COMMON (speaking role)
MERLIN (bass)
OSWALD (tenor)
OSMOND (bass-baritone)
PHILIDEL (soprano)
GRIMBALD (bass-baritone)
AURELIUS (tenor)
MATILDA (contralto)
EIN SCHÄFER (tenor)
DREI BETRUNKENE SOLDATEN VON ARTHURS HEER (2 tenors, 1 baritone)
CUPIDO (soprano)
ZWEI SIRENEN (soprano)
EINE NYMPHE (contralto)
ZWEI SCHÄFERINNEN (soprano)
EIN WALDGEIST (tenor)
CHORUS
Officers, soldiers, shepherds, servants, devils, ghosts, nymphs, satyrns, tritones
Place
Britannia
Time