Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 26 September 1835 (Conductor: – ) |
|---|---|---|
| Lucia | coloratura soprano | Fanny Tacchinardi Persiani |
| Lord Enrico Ashton, Lord of Lammermoor; Lucia's brother | baritone | Domenico Cosselli |
| Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood | tenor | Gilbert Louis Duprez |
| Lord Arturo Bucklaw, Lucia's bridegroom | tenor | Balestrieri |
| Raimondo Bidebent, a Calvinist chaplain | bass | Carlo Ottolini Porto |
| Alisa, Lucia's handmaid | mezzo-soprano | Teresa Zappucci |
| Normanno, huntsman; a retainer of Enrico | tenor | Anafesto Rossi |
| Retainers and servants, wedding guests | ||
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