Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess is an opera in two acts by composer Mark Adamo. The work is based on Aristophanes's fifth century play Lysistrata.[1] The opera had its world premiere at the Houston Grand Opera on March 4, 2005.[2] It was subsequently produced in March 2006 at the New York City Opera.[3]
| Role | Voice type[4] | Premiere Cast[5], 4 March 2005 (Conductor: – Stefan Lano) |
|---|---|---|
| Lysistrata (Lysia) | soprano | Emily Pulley |
| Nikias (Nico) | tenor | Chad Shelton |
| Kleonike | contralto | Myrna Paris |
| Myrrhine | mezzo-soprano | Laquita Mitchell |
| Lampito | contralto | Victoria Livengood |
| Leonidas | bass-baritone | Joshua Winograde |
| Kinesias | baritone | Joshua Hopkins |
| Xanthe/Aphrodite | soprano | Marjorie Owens |
| Sappho | mezzo-soprano | Jennifer Root |
| Charito/Tisiphone | soprano | Heidi Stober |
| Dika/Alecto | soprano | Susan Holsonbake |
| Arete/Megaera | mezzo-soprano | Fiona Murphy |
| Bion/First Geezer | baritone | Daniel Cilli |
| Maron/Ares | tenor | Nicholas Phan |
| Alpheus | tenor | Arturo Chacón-Cruz |
| Philo/Second Geezer | bass-baritone | Nikolay Didenko |
| Meleagros | tenor | Norman Reinhardt |