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A Little Night Music Complete Vocal Score
A Little Night Music Sheet Music (Vocal Selections)
A Little Night Music Original Broadway Recording
A Little Night Music 1989 Studio Cast Recording
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Based on the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night.
An operetta concerning an intricate series of love affairs set in turn-of-the-century Sweden. No one seems to love who they are married to, and the action involves lots of adultry and even a duel!
Audition Preparation Suggestions for
A Little Night Music
All members of the cast must be highly trained singers. This show is written in the opperetta style.
Performers must be able to waltz well, but that is the only dancing required. |
- Fredrik Egerman (Baritone, 40-55)
- A mature lawyer, sexually frustrated, Desiree's former lover, married to Anne
- Anne Egerman (Soprano, 15-19)
- Fredrik's young trophy wife - childish, virginal
- Desiree Armfeldt (Mezzo, 38-48)
- An actress, Fredrik's former mistress, having an affair with Count Carl-Magnus Malcom
- Fredrika Armfeldt (Mezzo, 12-16, ballet)
- Desiree & Fredrik's not-so-innocent daughter
- Madame Armfeldt (Alto, elderly)
- Fredrika's grandmother - profane but wise matron
- Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm (baritone, 40-55)
- Desiree's current lover and husband to Charlotte - jealous, arrogant
- Countess Charlotte (Mezzo, 40-55)
- Count's wife - depressed, alcoholic, demoralized, a Swoosie Kurtz type
- Henrik Egerman (Tenor, 16-20)
- Fredrik's son - gloomy, religious, resentful, in love with his stepmother Anne.
- Petra & Frid & Malla (18-36, 45-75, 21-55)
- two middle-aged maids, one precocious, sexually-free younger maid
- Chorus Parts: Lieder singers & members of Greek chorus
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