The number of supernumeraries varies quite a lot. Verdi's operas are grand and always include a chorus, so even when you're not supplying some gratuitous beefcake, you'll still probably have at least half a dozen urchins for street realism. But there are smaller operas, too. The one before this was Capriccio which has a cast of ten, about an equal number of servants for the one choral scene, and that's it.
There was a Trib article about supernumeraries at the Lyric a couple years back; I'll see if I can hunt it down. The business manager (who is Miss Manners' son, btw) is a friend of a friend, so I could actually find out the size of the staff for a typical night if that's of interest to you.
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Date: 2014-11-19 11:18 pm (UTC)There was a Trib article about supernumeraries at the Lyric a couple years back; I'll see if I can hunt it down. The business manager (who is Miss Manners' son, btw) is a friend of a friend, so I could actually find out the size of the staff for a typical night if that's of interest to you.