Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 12 April 1826 (Conductor: Carl Maria von Weber) |
|---|---|---|
| Oberon, King of the Elves | tenor | Charles Bland |
| Puck | mezzo-soprano | Harriet Cawse |
| Titania | soprano | Smith |
| Reiza, daughter of Haroun al Rachid | soprano | Mary Ann Paton |
| Fatima, Reiza's attendant | mezzo-soprano | Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi-Vestris |
| Sir Huon of Bordeaux, Duke of Guienne | tenor | John Braham |
| Sherasmin, Huon's squire | baritone | John Fawcett |
| Two mermaids | mezzo-sopranos | Mary Ann Goward and ? |
| Almanzor, Emir of Tunis | bass | Cooper |
| Roshana, wife of Almanzor | contralto | Lacy |
| Hassan | bass | J. Isaacs |
| Namouna, Fatima's grandmother | spoken | Davenport |
| Haroun al Rachid, Caliph of Baghdad | spoken | Chapman |
| Babekan, a Saracen prince | spoken | Baker |
| Abdallah, a corsair | spoken | Horrebow |
| Charlemagne | spoken | Austin |
| Hamet | spoken | Evans |
| Amrou | spoken | Atkins |
| Chorus: Fairies, ladies, knights, slaves, mermaids. | ||
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