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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | Rappresentatione de Anima | Cavalieri | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| 1675 | King Arthur | Purcell | 13 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| 1731 | La Serva Padrona | Pergolese | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1762 | Orfeus | Gluck | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1767 | Alceste | Gluck | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 |
| 1784 | Le Domine Noir | Auber | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| 1787 | Don Giovanni | Mozart | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1762 | L'Amant Jaloux | Gretry | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| 1800 | Les Deux Journees | Cherubini | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 |
| 1805 | Fidelio | Beethoven | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| 1816 | The Barber of Seville | Rossini | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1821 | Der Freischütz | Weber | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1831 | La Somnambula | Bellini | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1832 | Le Postilion Lonjuneaux | Adam | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 |
| 1835 | Lucia di Lammermoor | Donizetti | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1843 | The Bohemian Girl | Balfe | 9 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1847 | Martha | Flotow | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| 1866 | Mignon | Thomas | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 1867 | Romeo and Juliet | Gounod | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1874 | Aida | Verdi | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1875 | Carmen | Bizet | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1882 | Parsifal | Wagner | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1887 | Samson and Delilah | Saint-Saens | 8 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1890 | Cavalleria Rusticana | Mascagni | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1892 | Il Pagliacci | Leoncavello | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1893 | Le Cid | Massenet | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1894 | Hansel and Gretel | Humperdinck | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1896 | Cricket on the Hearth | Goldmark | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1900 | Louise | Charpentier | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1904 | Madame Butterfly | Puccini | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1905 | Eugene Onegin | Tschaikovski | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1905 | Salome | Strauss | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1913 | L'Amour dei Tre Re | Montemezzi | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — |
| 1914 | Madeleine | Herbert | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |