The Merchant of Venice (opera)
Roles

The Merchant of Venice (opera)

Section Title: Roles
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Role	Voice type	Premiere cast, 18 July 2013 Conductor: Erik Nielsen	British premiere cast, 16 September 2016 Conductor: Lionel Friend

Duke of Venice	bass	Richard Angas	Miklós Sebestyén

Antonio	counter-tenor	Christopher Ainslie	Martin Wölfel

Bassanio	tenor	Charles Workman (de)	Marc Le Brocq

Gratiano	baritone	David Stout	David Stout

Lorenzo	tenor	Jason Bridges	Bruce Sledge

Shylock	baritone	Adrian Eröd	Lester Lynch

Salerio	baritone	Adrian Clarke	Simon Thorpe

Solanio	bass-baritone	Norman Patzke	Gary Griffiths

Jessica	soprano	Kathryn Lewek	Lauren Michelle

Portia	soprano	Magdalena Anna Hofmann	Sarah Castle

Nerissa	mezzo-soprano	Verena Gunz	Verena Gunz

Prince of Morocco	danced role	Elliot Lebogang Mohlamme	Wade Lewin

Prince of Aragon	danced role	Juliusz Kubiak	Juliusz Kubiak

Chorus: Maskers, Venetians, etc.

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The role of Shylock was sung by the baritone.

final_sentence: The role of Shylock was sung by the baritone.