Farinelli (opera)
Roles

Farinelli (opera)

Section Title: Roles
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Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, February 2, 1839 (Conductor: William Hawes)

Philip V, King of Spain	Mr. Sutton

Don Gil Polo, his chamberlain	Mr. Giubilei

Farinelli	tenor	Michael William Balfe

Elizabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain	soprano	Emma Romer

Leonora, niece to Gil Polo	soprano	Elizabeth Poole

Theodore, a page	soprano	Miss Fowle

Chorus: courtiers, citizens, etc.

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For the opera Farinelli becomes a tenor; at the premiere by Michael William Balfe.

final_sentence: For the opera Farinelli becomes a tenor; at the premiere by Michael William Balfe.