TABLE II. NUMBER AND KIND OF CHARACTERS.

A
Date.
B
Name.
C
Composer.
D
No. of
Characters.
E
No. of
Soprano
F
No. of
Mezzo
Soprano
G
No. of
Alto
H
No. of
Tenor
I
No. of
Baritone
J
No. of
Bass
1600Rappresentatione de AnimaCavalieri5221
1675King ArthurPurcell13715
1731La Serva PadronaPergolese211
1762OrfeusGluck321
1767AlcesteGluck8125
1784Le Domine NoirAuber92313
1787Don GiovanniMozart83113
1762L'Amant JalouxGretry7321
1800Les Deux JourneesCherubini6132
1805FidelioBeethoven7223
1816The Barber of SevilleRossini811114
1821Der FreischützWeber62114
1831La SomnambulaBellini721211
1832Le Postilion LonjuneauxAdam7143
1835Lucia di LammermoorDonizetti711311
1843The Bohemian GirlBalfe93312
1847MarthaFlotow102323
1866MignonThomas811123
1867Romeo and JulietGounod1221333
1874AidaVerdi61122
1875CarmenBizet1031213
1882ParsifalWagner61113
1887Samson and DelilahSaint-Saens81313
1890Cavalleria RusticanaMascagni511111
1892Il PagliacciLeoncavello5122
1893Le CidMassenet102233
1894Hansel and GretelHumperdinck7331
1896Cricket on the HearthGoldmark63111
1900LouiseCharpentier811312
1904Madame ButterflyPuccini1012232
1905Eugene OneginTschaikovski10121213
1905SalomeStrauss61221
1913L'Amour dei Tre ReMontemezzi103142
1914MadeleineHerbert511111