Apollo et Hyacinthus (the Opera) - StageAgent.com

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Apollo et Hyacinthus

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Type:	Opera
Music By:	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Synopsis:	The opera tells the story of the myth that Hyacinth died accidentally due to a discus thrown by Apollo, which struck Hyacinth on the head. Further, another myth tells, it was the wind god Zephyrus who was actually responsible for the death of Hyacinth. Zephyrus blew the discus off course, out of jealousy, so as to injure and kill Hyacinth. When he died, Apollo made a flower, the hyacinth, spring out from his spilled blood. Rufinus Widl was a priest, hence the story was modified — changing the sexually desired character from Ovid's Hyacinth to Melia, his sister.
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Apollo et Hyacinthus Characters
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Name	Gender	Vocal Part	Age Range	Role Type
Oebalus	male	tenor	40 – 65	lead
Melia	female	soprano	16 – 28	lead
Hyacinthus	male	soprano	16 – 28	lead
Apollo	male	alto	26 – 50	lead
Zephyrus	male	alto	16 – 30	supporting
First Priest of Apollo	male	bass	35 – 60	supporting
Second Priest of Apollo	male	bass	35 – 60	supporting