2 acts: approximately 120’
17 to play 24 characters, with *doubling:
S/S/S/S(Mz)/S/Mz/Mz/Mz(c)/Mz(c)
T/T/T/T/Bn/B-Bn/B-Bn/BT/T/T/T/Bn/B-Bn/B-Bn/B
*XANTHE high lyric soprano; also sings APHRODITE
LYSIA (later LYSISTRATA), lirico-spinto soprano
MYRRHINE lyric mezzo-soprano or soprano
SAPPHO mezzo-soprano
KLEONIKE mezzo-contralto
*CHARITO high lyric soprano; also sings TISIPHONE
*DIKA lyric soprano; also sings ALECTO
*ARETE mezzo-soprano: also sings MEGAERA
LAMPITO dramatic mezzo-contralto
NIKIAS (NICO) lyric tenor
MELEAGROS lyric tenor
KINESIAS lyric baritone
*BION baritone; also sings SECOND GEEZER
TWO GEEZERS baritone and bass-baritone; also sing BION and PHILO
MARON lyric tenor
*ALPHEUS lyric tenor; also sings ARES
LEONIDAS lyric bass-baritone
*PHILO bass-baritone; also sings SECOND GEEZER
*THREE FURIES:
TISIPHONE high lyric soprano: also sings CHARITO
ALECTO lyric soprano; also sings DIKA
MEGAERA mezzo-soprano; also sings ARETE
*APHRODITE high lyric soprano; also sings XANTHE
*ARES lyric tenor; also sings ALPHEUS
Flute (doubling Piccolo)
Clarinet in B-flat (doubling Bass Clarinet)
Alto Saxophone (doubling Baritone Saxophone)
Bassoon (doubling Contrabassoon)
Horn in F
Trumpet in D or C
Timpani (roto-toms)
Percussion (1 or 2 players)
Chinese Opera Gong
Concert Marimba (low F)
Congas (5)
. Crotales
Glockenspiel
Guiro
Metal Plate
Sandpaper Blocks
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal (small)
Tambourine
Tam-tam (small)
Temple Blocks (5)
Triangle
Vibraphone
Vibra-Slap
Xylophone
Harp
Strings
