R
OZZY
P
RINGLE
Exquisite-voiced soprano playing Tebaldo the page in
Worn down by overwork and importunate family.
G
LYN
P
RINGLE
Rozzy’s husband — an accomplished drone.
P
USHY
G
ALORE
An ambitious and irritatingly good-looking member of the
chorus. Real name Gloria Prescott.
C
ECILIA
R
ANNALDINI
Italian soprano and world-famous diva. Rannaldini’s feisty second wife.
S
IR
R
OBERTO
R
ANNALDINI
Mega maestro and archfiend, with musical directorships in Berlin, New York and Tokyo. Co-producing
.
L
ADY
(H
ELEN
) R
ANNALDINI
Rannaldini’s fourth wife and Rupert Campbell-Black’s first wife, devoted mother of Marcus and less so of Tabitha. A legendary American beauty.
W
OLFGANG
R
ANNALDINI
Rannaldini’s son from his first marriage. Little Hitler exterior hides heart of gold. Former boyfriend of Flora Seymour.
S
ALLY
Another of Rannaldini’s pretty maids.
F
LORA
S
EYMOUR
Soprano and viola player and former wild child, traumatized by teenage affaire with Rannaldini, now living with George Hungerford.
A
LPHEUS
P. S
HAW
World-famous American bass, singing Philip II in
Splendidlooking, but pompous sexual predator.
C
HERYL
S
HAW
Alpheus’s justifiably jealous wife. Great tree and social climber.
D
ETECTIVE
C
ONSTABLE
S
MITHSON
A very PC DC.
B
ABY
S
PINOSISSIMO
Dazzling Australian tenor and sexual buccaneer of the modern school.
C
HIEF
C
ONSTABLE
S
WALLOW
A Rutshire god, and friend of Lady Rannaldini and Dame Hermione.
S
YLVESTRE
Sound engineer,
Man of few words but countless deeds.
S
YLVIA
Glyn Pringle’s housekeeper.
V
ALENTIN
Charismatic camera operator,
