Roles
- Agamemnon, a king in Greece (tenor)
- Klytæmnestra, his wife (mezzosoprano or contralto)
- Elektra, their daughter
- Iphigenie, their daughter
- Orest, their son baritone
- Ægisth, a relative (tenor)
- Anastasia, the royal nurse (contralto)
- Ægisth's servant
- Three Elders
- A lame accordionist
- Aristobulos, Chief justice in Athens
- A cryer
- Two street-girls
- Four street singers
- Shepherd
- Small girl
- Thoas, a northern king (bass)
- Thamar, his daughter (soprano)
- Crowds, warriors, guards, Athenians, judges, artists, dancers chorus
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