(today the role is often sung by a male tenor or contratenor) Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro: "Cherubino" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Mozart's La clemenza di Tito : "Sesto" and "Annio" are sung by sopranos Mozart's Idomeneo: "Idamante" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Mozart's Il re pastore: "Aminta" was originally written for soprano-castrato, and in modern performances is sung by a lyric soprano Mozart's Lucio Silla: "Cecilio" and "Lucio Cinna" are sung by sopranos Mozart's Ascanio in Alba: "Ascanio" and "Fauno" are sung by sopranos Mozart's Mitridate, re di Ponto: "Farnace" is sung by a mezzo-soprano or contralto, and "Sifare" and "Arbate" are sung by sopranos. However, "Farnace" is commonly done by a countertenor. Mozart's La finta giardiniera: "Ramiro" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Offenbach's Mesdames de la Halle: Croûte-au-pot (the kitchen boy) is sung by a soprano; Madame Poiretapée, Madame Madou, and Madame Beurrefondu are sung by a tenor and two baritones Offenbach's Geneviève de Brabant: "Drogan" the young baker is sung by a soprano Offenbach's Daphnis et Chloé: "Daphnis" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Offenbach's Le pont des soupirs: The page "Amoroso" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Offenbach's Les bavards: The young poet "Roland" is sung by a contralto Offenbach's La belle Hélène: "Oreste" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Offenbach's Robinson Crusoé: "Friday" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Offenbach's Les brigands: The farmer "Fragoletto" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Offenbach's La jolie parfumeuse: The young clerk "Bavolet" is sung by a soprano Offenbach's Madame l'archiduc: "Fortunato, captain of the archduke's dragoons" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Offenbach's Le voyage dans la lune: "Prince Caprice" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann: "Nicklausse" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Offenbach's Orphée aux enfers: "Cupidon" (Cupid) is sung by a soprano Pfitzner's Palestrina: Ighino is sung by a soprano; Silla by a mezzo-soprano Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges: the title role of The Boy is written for a mezzo-soprano; The Shepherd is sung by a mezzo-soprano Rimsky-Korsakov's The Snow Maiden: Lel is sung by contralto Rossini's Tancredi: "Tancredi" and "Roggiero" are sung by mezzo-sopranos or contraltos Rossini's Bianca e Falliero: "Falliero" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Rossini's La donna del lago: "Malcolm" is sung by a contralto Rossini's Le comte Ory : "Isolier" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Rossini's Semiramide: "Arsace" is sung by a mezzo-soprano Rossini's Otello: the title role was written for a tenor, but