Dom Sébastien (the Opera)

Dom Sébastien

Synopsis:	While the Christian king of Portugal, Dom Sebastian is invading the Muslim Moors, the Grand Inquisitor takes advantage of his absence to seize power. Dom Sebastien rescues Zayda from the Inquisition with the intention to return her to her father, but the father wants her to marry the Moor leader Abayaldos against her will. Sebastien, in cognito, fights Abayaldos for Zayda, but is beaten and lays wounded. Zayda pledges to marry Abayaldos without a fuss in return for his sparing Sebastien's life.Back in Lisbon Sebastien's uncle, Dom Antonio, had usurped the throne, and when Sebastien identifies himself, both he and Zayda are thrown in prison. In his attempt to spare Zayda's life, Sebastien signs the instrument of abdication, but both are killed in their attempt to escape.
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Dom Sébastien Characters
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Name	Gender	Vocal Part	Age Range	Role Type
Dom Sébastian	male	tenor	25 – 40	lead
Dom Antonio	male	tenor	50 – 65	supporting
Dom Juam de Sylvia	male	bass	35 – 65	supporting
Dom Louis	male	tenor	35 – 65	cameo
Camoëns	female	tenor	20 – 40	supporting
Ben-Selim	male	bass	35 – 65	supporting
Abayaldos	male	baritone	20 – 55	supporting
Zayda	male	mezzo	20 – 30	lead
Dom Henrique Sandoval	male	bass	25 – 40	supporting
Ladies and gentlemen of the Court, Portuguese soldiers and sailors	N/A		15 – 60	chorus