Ghosts returned to the University of Houston in an entirely new production, a follow-up to the university's first production in 1998.
The Ghosts of Versialles
6 S, coloratura S, 4 Mz, 2 A, 5 T, 3 Bar, B-Bar, 2 B, speaking role
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onstage players from pit orchestra: fl, ob, perc, va
- About the available Alternate Version:
- Eliminates the onstage orchestra by incorporating those parts into the regular pit orchestra
- Re-assigns roles played by comprimario singers (in the Met production) to choristers
- Requires 10 principals; 9 if Samira's scene is cut: (Ghost of) Marie Antoinette, Beaumarchais, Figaro, Count Almaviva, Patrick Honoré Bégearss, Rosina, Susanna, Florestine, Léon, Samira
as performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago and Staatsoper Hannover, Germany