[Table VII.] This table develops column "J" of Table I and shows the percentage of the opera devoted to chorus work and further, the division into mixed chorus and men's and women's choruses.


TABLE I. GENERAL.

A
Date.
B
Name.
C
Composer.
D
No. of
Characters.
E
No. of
Acts
F
% of
Orchestra
G
% of
Solo
H
% of
Recitative
I
% of
Ensemble
J
% of
Chorus
1600Rappresebtatione de AnimaCavalieri5311.6 14.21 30.2 11.6 14.39
1675King ArthurPurcell13530.1 21.3 9.7317.27 21.6
1731La Serva PadronaPergolese2214.3525.73 30.3019.50 10.2
1762OrfeusGluck3326.8515.27 11.8733.13 12.88
1767AlcesteGluck8332.9223.5 23.823.16318.71
1784Le Domine NoirAuber9323.6 18.68 18.6215.91 23.19
1787Don GiovanniMozart8215.9130.13 31.4329.31 1.582
1762L'Amant JalouxGretry734.176.53 .9283.4 6.2
1800Les Deux JourneesCherubini6322.5613.5 22.8 7.2 36.94
1805FidelioBeethoven7226 35.17 10.1114.66 14.06
1816The Barber of SevilleRossini8222.1517.28 10.0038.57 12.00
1821Der FreischützWeber6351.0318.9 9.064.7 16.31
1831La SomnambulaBellini7219.6115.19 30.337.52330.6
1832Le Postilion LonjuneauxAdam7319.6 12.76 33.8 23.32 26.17
1835Lucia di LammermoorDonizetti738.9239.83 5.6210.23 35.4
1843The Bohemian GirlBalfe9332.6 23.7 10.428.38 25.7
1847MarthaFlotow10418.858.73 24.0328.77 25.95
1866MignonThomas8519.7 21.42 33.759.76 14.74
1867Romeo and JulietGounod12529.6 32.71 176.97 13.72
1874AidaVerdi6429.8217.40515.6 7.07530.1
1875CarmenBizet10431.6 26.71 15.3215.05 9.32
1882ParsifalWagner6331.2 28.67 19.8210.31
1887Samson and DelilahSaint-Saens8335.6 25.43 19.714.3 15.07
1890Cavalleria RusticanaMascagni5131.6 12.3 11.9 12.56 31.64
1892Il PagliacciLeoncavello5215.7740.2 11.979.18 19.88
1893Le CidMassenet10436.3125.83 19.788.33 9.75
1894Hansel and GretelHumperdinck7336.2 25.47 18.1 14.91 15.38
1896Cricket on the HearthGoldmark6333.6 16.86 38.405.54 5.6
1900LouiseCharpentier8425.6 23.97 20.3215.6 15.51
1904Madame ButterflyPuccini10233.4 12.87 24.854.75 10.03
1905Eugene OneginTschaikovski10332.4 33.96 15.422.93 15.29
1905SalomeStrauss6119.8946.2 31.62.93 11.36
1913L'Amour dei Tre ReMontemezzi10324.6 32.24 39.62.07 3.51
1914MadeleineHerbert5122.4150.19 23.044.36

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