OR THE KING OF BARATARIA Libretto by William S. Gilbert Music by Arthur S. Sullivan DRAMATIS PERSONAE THE DUKE OF PLAZA-TORO (a Grandee of Spain) LUIZ (his attendant) DON ALHAMBRA DEL BOLERO (the Grand Inquisitioner) Venetian Gondoliers MARCO PALMIERI GIUSEPPE PALMIERI ANTONIO FRANCESCO GIORGIO ANNIBALE THE DUCHESS OF PLAZA-TORO CASILDA (her Daughter) Contadine GIANETTA TESSA FIAMETTA VITTORIA GIULIA INEZ (the King's Foster-mother) Chorus of Gondoliers and Contadine, Men-at-Arms, Heralds and Pages ACT I The Piazzetta, Venice ACT II Pavilion in the Palace of Barataria (An interval of three months is supposed to elapse between Acts I and II) DATE 1750 |