Serge is 15. He's the son of Count Aslan and Paiva, a former prostitute. Her mother being a Roma woman, he has a dark complection and is often discriminated because of that. He has a sweet heart, is generous and kind, and maybe a little too much innocent. He starts out with good intentions to help Gilbert, but as time progresses he feels both attracted and rejected by the boy. His feelings for him are constantly shifting, and he both feels pity for him, trying to help him make friends and thinking he could "save him", and contempt because of his sexual beheaviour. But he never acts meanly against him or, if he does, he instantly feels sorry for that. He has a passion for music and trully feels free when he's playing the piano.

I'd like Serge to have a medium voice. It has to be tender and sweet but at the same time, when needed, authoritarian (don't forget he has noble origins, and he knows it!). He's also really cheerful with his friends so he has to feel happy but also a sort of meditative, "artistic" soul at the same time. I accept both male and females for this role but I'd prefer having someone with a deeper voice than Gilbert for his role. Also, it may be required to the one who is chosen to do some longer speeches, since the story is told from Serge's point of view and we hear his inner thoghts.