Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 7 January 1884 (Conductor: Joseph Dupont) |
|---|---|---|
| Sigurd, Frankish hero | tenor | Julien Jourdain |
| Gunther, king of the Burgundians | baritone | Maurice Devriès |
| Hagen, warrior, companion of Gunther | bass | Léon-Pierre Gresse |
| Brunehild, Valkyrie expelled from Heaven | soprano | Rose Caron |
| Hilda, Gunther's sister | mezzo-soprano | Rosa Bosman |
| Uta, Hilda's nurse | mezzo-soprano | Blanche Deschamps-Jéhin |
| The high priest of Odin | baritone | Maurice Renaud |
| Rudiger | baritone | M. Boussa |
| Irnfrid | tenor | Jean Goffoël |
| Hawart | baritone | Mansuède |
| Ramunc | bass | Stalport |
| The bard | tenor | |
| Burgundian warriors, Burgundian people, Icelandic people, Priests, Wives of Burgundian warriors, Maids to Hilda and the Queen, Valets, envoys of Attila, etc. | ||
In the ballets:
- Act 1: The three Norns, Valkyries, Nixes, Elves, Cobbolds
- Act 3: Warriors and Wives
- Act 4 (Apotheosis): Enter to Odin's Paradise
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