Instrumentation
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voices, chorus, orchestra
- Cast
- King Witichis (tenor)
Rauthgundis, Witichis's wife (soprano) Totila, the friend of the King (tenor) Mataswintha (soprano) Aspa, Mataswintha's confidante (alto) Arahad, a young Goth (bass) Grippa, Earl of Ravenna (bass)
- Mixed Chorus (double SATB)
- Gothic Nobility, Warriors, Guards, Servants, Slaves, People
- Orchestra
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A),
- bass clarinet (A), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
- 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (F), 3 trombones, bass tuba
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, harp, strings
- Onstage instruments
- 3 trumpets, 4 trombones (first set)
- 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones
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