Roles
| Role | Vocal range | World Premiere, May 20, 1933 May Festival of the University Musical Society Ann Arbor, Michigan (Hill Auditorium) (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor Howard Hanson) |
World Stage Premiere, February 10, 1934 New York, Metropolitan Opera (conductor Tullio Serafin, director Wilhelm von Wymetal, Jr., design Jo Mielziner, choreography Rosina Galli) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling Bradford, a Puritan minister | baritone | John Charles Thomas | Lawrence Tibbett |
| Lady Marigold Sandys, a Cavalier lady, niece of Thomas Morton | soprano | Leonora Corona | Göta Ljungberg |
| Plentiful Tewke, Bradford's betrothed | contralto | Rose Bampton | Gladys Swarthout |
| Sir Gower Lackland, beloved, later husband, of Lady Marigold | tenor | Frederick Jagel | Edward Johnson |
| Myles Brodrib, Puritan marshal | tenor | George Galvani | Alfredo Gandolfi |
| Jonathan Banks, Shaker | tenor | Robert Miller | Giordano Paltrinieri |
| Faint-Not Tinker, Puritan watchman | baritone | George Galvani | Arnold Gabor |
| Samoset, Indian chief | bass | Herman Skoog | James Wolfe |
| Desire Annable | mezzo-soprano | Rose Bampton | Irra Petina |
| Praise-God Tewke | baritone | Chase Baromeo | Louis D'Angelo |
| Peregrine Brodrib, son of Myles | soprano | Marjorie McClung | Helen Gleason |
| Love Brewster, twelve-year-old girl | soprano | Hope Bauer Eddy | Lillian Clark |
| Thomas Morton | baritone | Herman Skoog | George Cehanovsky |
| Bridget Crackston | mezzo-soprano | Hope Bauer Eddy | Henriette Wakefield |
| Jack Prence | tenor | Robert Miller | Marek Windheim |
| Jewel Scrooby, Cavalier priest | baritone | George Galvani | Millo Picca |
| Two Puritans | tenor, bass | Herman Skoog, Nelson Eddy | Max Altglass, Pompilio Malatesta |
| Puritans, Cavaliers, Indians | |||
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