Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 26 December 1709 (Conductor: unknown) |
|---|---|---|
| Agrippina | soprano | Margherita Durastanti |
| Nero (Italian: Nerone) |
soprano castrato | Valeriano Pellegrini |
| Pallas (Pallante) |
bass | Giuseppe Maria Boschi |
| Narcissus (Narciso) |
alto castrato | Giuliano Albertini |
| Lesbus (Lesbo) |
bass | Nicola Pasini |
| Otho (Ottone) |
contralto | Francesca Vanini-Boschi |
| Poppaea (Poppea) |
soprano | Diamante Maria Scarabelli |
| Claudius (Claudio) |
bass | Antonio Francesco Carli |
| Juno (Giunone) |
contralto | unknown |
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