Killing Caesar (2020) by Jon Pescevich is an opera in two acts for large orchestra and chorus.
Soloists
Cassia, a noblewoman (Soprano)
Brutus, a Roman senator (Baritone)
Portia, Brutus’ wife (Mezzo-Soprano)
Julius Caesar (Dramatic Bass)
Calpurnia, Caesar’s wife (Dramatic Alto)
Mark Antony, a nobleman (Dramatic Tenor)
Chorus
A Small Chorus of Conspirators (4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses)
Cinna, a noblewoman (Soprano)
Casca, a Roman citizen (Tenor)
Metellus Cimber, a Roman senator (Bass)
A Large S.A.T.B. Chorus
Senators, Soldiers, Protesters, Citizens of Rome and The War Dead
(The opera lasts two and a half hours and has one intermission.)
Orchestra
Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
English Horn in F
Clarinet in Eb
2 Clarinets in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb (with a lower extension)
2 Bassoons
Contrabassoon
4 French Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C
2 Trombones (with F attachments)
Tuba
Timpani
Bass Drum
Piano
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Contrabasses (with lower extensions)