Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 1 July 1933 (Conductor: Clemens Krauss) |
|---|---|---|
| Arabella | soprano | Viorica Ursuleac |
| Zdenka, her sister | soprano | Margit Bokor |
| Count Waldner, their father, a retired cavalry officer | bass | Friedrich Plaschke |
| Adelaide, their mother | mezzo-soprano | Camilla Kallab |
| Mandryka, a Croatian landowner | baritone | Alfred Jerger |
| Matteo, a young officer | tenor | Martin Kremer |
| Count Elemer, one of Arabella's suitors | tenor | Karl Albrecht Streib |
| Count Dominik, another | baritone | Kurt Böhme |
| Count Lamoral, a third | bass | Arno Schellenberg |
| The Fiakermilli, belle of the Coachmen's Ball | coloratura soprano | Ellice Illiard |
| A fortune-teller | soprano | Jessyka Koettrik |
| Welko, Djura, Jankel, Mandryka's servants | spoken | Robert Büssel, Robert Schmalnauer, Horst Falke |
| Hotel Porter | spoken | Ludwig Eybisch |
| A chaperone, three card players, a doctor, a waiter | silent | |
| Coachmen, waiters, ball guests, hotel residents | ||
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