STAGE DIRECTOR AND OPERA LIBRETTIST
Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman
soprano
Charlotte Bartlett, her cousin and chaperone
Mezzo-soprano or soprano
Mr. Emerson, a free-thinking Englishman
Bass-baritone
George Emerson, his son
Baritone
Miss Eleanor Lavish, a romance novelist
Soprano
Mr. Beebe, Lucy’s pastor
Baritone
Mr. Eager, an English chaplain in Florence
Tenor
Mrs. Honeychurch, Lucy’s mother
Soprano
Freddy Honeychurch, Lucy’s younger brother
Tenor
Cecil Vyse, Lucy’s fiancé
Tenor
Miss Alan #1, an elderly spinster
Soprano
Miss Alan #2, her sister
soprano
Italian and English drivers
Tenor
Young Italian Girl
Soprano or mezzo
Plus a few supernumeraries in Italy scenes. There is no chorus.
Note: The roles of Cecil Vyse and Mr. Eager could be played by the same singer if needed.
Mr. Eager,Miss Lavish, the Miss Alans and the young Italian girl only appear in Act I.
Mrs. Honeychurch, Freddy, and Cecil only appear in Act II.