Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 23 April 1852 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Ashvérus, the Wandering Jew | baritone | Eugène Massol |
| Nicéphore, Emperor of the Orient | bass | Louis Obin |
| Léon, descendant of Ashvérus | tenor | Gustave Roger |
| Théodora, boatwoman of the Scheldt, sister of Léon | mezzo-soprano | Fortunata Tedesco |
| Irène, daughter of Baudoin, Count of Flanders, also a descendant of Ashvérus | soprano | Emmy Lagrua(fr) |
| Lady of honor | soprano | Petit-Brière |
| The exterminating angel | tenor | Chapuis |
| Ludgers, bandit chief | bass | Depassio |
| Manoel, first bandit | bass | Canaple |
| Andronic, second bandit | bass | Guigneau |
| Jean, third bandit | bass | Noir |
| Arbas, fourth bandit | bass | Goyon |
| Night watchman | baritone | Merly |
| An officer of the palace | baritone | Lyon |
| A lord | baritone | Molinier |
| Another lord | tenor | Donzel |
| Chorus: lords, ladies, and people of Antwerp; robbers and bad boys; shopkeepers, inhabitants of Brabant; lords and ladies of Emperor Nicéphore's court; people of Thessalonica; people of Constantinople; mutes, almées,(fr) slaves; Emperor's guards; Empress Irène's lady; angel, demons, the chosen, the damned, etc. | ||
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