Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 8 January 1735 (Conductor: – ) |
|---|---|---|
| Ariodante, a vassal prince | mezzo-soprano castrato | Giovanni Carestini |
| Ginevra, daughter of the King of Scotland, betrothed to Ariodante |
soprano | Anna Maria Strada del Pò |
| Dalinda, attendant on Ginevra, secretly in love with Polinesso |
soprano | Cecilia Young |
| Polinesso, Duke of Albany | contralto | Maria Caterina Negri |
| Lurcanio, Ariodante's brother | tenor | John Beard |
| King of Scotland | bass | Gustavus Waltz |
| Odoardo, favorite of the king | tenor | Michael Stoppelaer |
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