LA ROSA __________________________ An Musical Operetta By Emil Malak VERSION 16 -3nd January 2014 - 182 pages Contact: Emil Malak 773 Hornby Street (604) 839-0218
[email protected] CAST OF CHARACTERS America 1840 GIOVANNINA D'ARAGONIA, 30 a beautiful widow engaged to Antonio ANTONIO BECCARRA, 35, A Plantation owner in Virginia, SAMUEL, 30, a slave, bought by Antonio moving to Virginia JESSIE, 22, a slave, in love with SAMUEL CHORUS OF SLAVES, witnesses to SAMUEL and JESSIE's Love match CLAYTON HUNT, 48, the brother of GIOVANNINA's dead husband Milan 1865 GIOVANNI D'ARAGONIA, 24, Bastard son of GIOVANNINA, last of his line, a lesser Prince, blind, an Opera singer and teacher. CONTESSA VINCENZA Robbiberio, 23, engaged to Prince Giovanni, She is very wealthy but has no Palace. She loves Giovanni's title. PRINCESS ROSA LAVIGNA BECCARRA, 22, a romantic girl, daughter of ANTONIO and his late wife Clara. UNCLE LAVIGNA, a Prince, & Brother to ROSA's dead mother Clara. NATALIA, 24, a gypsy girl, is like a sister/cousin of Giovanni MARIO, a Cafe Owner, friend of Giovanni, in love with Natalia CONTESSA BERIO, a society maven in Milan CHORUS OF SOCIETY BEAUTIES, Women at the party who pretend to Art but adhere to the strict rules of Society CHORUS OF GYPSIES, Witnesses to GIOVANNI and ROSA's Love match. CHORUS in the Piazza Del Duomo. PADRE MATTEI D'ARAGONIA, brother to Giovannina, Uncle to Giovanni, a former Prince, a Priest at the orphanage. PRINCE RAPHAEL D'ARAGONIA, Uncle to GIOVANNI, administrator at LA SCALA. Wealthy, owned the orphanage where he raised his sister's son.