According to the Durham Savoyards version:
Words by W. S. Gilbert
Music by Alan Riley Jones (and Arthur Sullivan)
Roles in this summary table are listed in highest to lowest order. White notes required, black notes optional. Pitches doubled by chorus are ignored. |
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NOTE: In Gilbert and Sullivan's original 1871 Thespis, the roles of |
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![]() Nicemis (Soprano) |
![]() Solo Star (Soprano or Alto) |
![]() Pretteia (Soprano) |
![]() Daphne (Mezzo-Soprano) |
![]() Diana (Contralto) |
![]() Apollo (Tenor) |
![]() Sparkeion (Tenor or Soprano 8va) |
![]() Timidon (Tenor) |
![]() Sillimon (Lyric Baritone) |
![]() Mercury (Comic Baritone or Mezzo-Soprano 8va) |
![]() Thespis (Baritone) |
![]() Mars (Bass-Baritone) |
![]() Jupiter (Bass) |
Non-singing roles: |
(Roles in this section are listed in approximate order of prominence.)
(Tables below use scientific pitch notation, where C4 is Middle C, and each numbered octave comprises C up to the next B.)
Thespis (Baritone)
Mercury (Comic Baritone, or Mezzo-Soprano up an octave throughout)
Jupiter (Bass)
Sparkeion (Tenor, or Soprano up an octave throughout)
Nicemis (Soprano)
Daphne (Mezzo-Soprano)
Apollo (Tenor)
Diana (Contralto)
Sillimon (Lyric Baritone)
Mars (Bass-Baritone)
Timidon (Tenor)
Pretteia (Soprano)
Solo Star (Soprano or Alto)