LINE-UP for production

9 SOLOISTS including:

Huge role for a soprano as Dina, plus large roles for 2 tenors (Jacob and Shechem), Alto solo for Leah, Soprano for Rachel, Bass Baritone for Hamor, Alto for Mother of Shechem.

CHOIR (Min 16 strong singers)

SATB with some splitting.

ORCHESTRA

Violin 1 x 4, Violin 2 x 4, Viola x 3, Cellos x 2, Double Bass x 2

Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, French Horn, Harp, Piano

Percussion x 3 (including xylophone, glockenspiel)

SING DINA’S SONG

CHARACTERS

SOLOISTS

DINA (Sop) - a young woman

JACOB (Tenor) - also named ISRAEL, father of Dina, patriarch

ANGEL male (Tenor)

ANGEL female (Mezzo)

LEAH (Contralto) - mother of Dina, wife of Jacob/elder sister of Rachel

RACHEL (Sop) - aunt of Dina, wife of Jacob/younger sister of Leah

SHECHEM (Tenor) - young man and Hivite prince

HAMOR (Bass/Bar) - Hivite chief, father of Shechem

MOTHER OF SHECHEM (Contralto)

SIMEON (Bass/Bar) - Brother of Dina (second eldest in family after Reuben)

LEVI (Tenor) - Brother of Dina (third eldest in family)

CHORUS/CHOIR

MOON

RIVER

DINA’S BROTHERS IN CHORUS

REUBEN

JUDAH

DAN

NAPHTALI

GAD

ASHER

ISSACHAR

ZEBULUN

JOSEPH

DAUGHTERS OF THE LAND – Hivite Women

HIVITE MEN