Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Agamemnon, king of Argos | bass | |
| Clytemnestra, his wife | alto | |
| Aegisthus, his first cousin | baritone | |
| Cassandra, a Trojan prisoner | soprano | |
| A Guard | bass | |
| Elektra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra | soprano | |
| Orestes, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra | tenor | |
| Apollo Loxias | baritone | |
| Pallas Athena | soprano | |
| Areopagite | bass | |
| Libation-Bearer | bass | |
| Part 1: People, female servants of Clytemnestra, warriors, captives, bodyguards. Part 2: Female servants of Clytemnestra. Part 3: Furies, Athenian people, areopagites participating in the pan-Athenian procession | ||
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