Lysistrata (opera)
# Lysistrata (opera)

Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess is an opera in two acts by composer Mark Adamo. The work is based on Aristophanes's fifth century BCE play Lysistrata. The opera had its world premiere at the Houston Grand Opera on March 4, 2005. It was subsequently produced in March 2006 at the New York City Opera.

## Roles

| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 4 March 2005 (Conductor: – Stefan Lano) |
| - | - | - |
| Lysistrata (Lysia) | soprano | Emily Pulley |
| Nikias (Nico) | tenor | Chad Shelton |
| Kleonike | contralto | Myrna Paris |
| Myrrhine | mezzo-soprano | Laquita Mitchell |
| Lampito | contralto | Victoria Livengood |
| Leonidas | bass-baritone | Joshua Winograde |
| Kinesias | baritone | Joshua Hopkins |
| Xanthe/Aphrodite | soprano | Marjorie Owens |
| Sappho | mezzo-soprano | Jennifer Root |
| Charito/Tisiphone | soprano | Heidi Stober |
| Dika/Alecto | soprano | Susan Holsonbake |
| Arete/Megaera | mezzo-soprano | Fiona Murphy |
| Bion/First Geezer | baritone | Daniel Cilli |
| Maron/Ares | tenor | Nicholas Phan |
| Alpheus | tenor | Arturo Chacón Cruz |
| Philo/Second Geezer | bass-baritone | Nikolay Didenko |
| Meleagros | tenor | Norman Reinhardt |
