Instrumentation |
Cast
- Henry VIII (baritone)
Catherine d'Aragon (soprano)
Anne Boleyn (mezzo-soprano)
Lady Clarence (soprano)
Don Gomez de Feria (tenor)
Cardinal Campeggio, legatus of the pope (bass)
Le duc de Norfolk (bass)
Le comte de Surrey (tenor)
Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (bass)
Garter King of Arms (tenor)
Un huissier (bass)
Mixed Chorus
Orchestra: 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet in B♭ (also opt. contrabass clarinet in E♭), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, 2 harps, strings
Offstage Military Orchestra: piccolo clarinet (E♭), 5 saxophones, 2 cornets (B♭), trumpet (in F), 2 saxotrombas (E♭), 9 saxhorns, 3 trombones, tambour (field drum) |