Roles and Role Creators
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 29 December 1927 (Conductor: Ettore Panizza) |
|---|---|---|
| Sly | tenor | Aureliano Pertile |
| Dolly | soprano | Mercedes Llopart |
| Count of Westmoreland | baritone | Luigi Rossi-Morelli |
| John Plake | bass | Ernesto Badini |
| Pageboy | soprano | Cesira Ferrani |
| Rosalina | soprano | Ida Conti and Iris Adami-Corradetti |
| Landlady | mezzo-soprano | Ida Mannarini |
| Country judge | tenor | Palmiro Domenichetti |
| Servant boy | tenor | Luigi Nardi |
| First nobleman/Moor | tenor | Giovanni Azzimonti |
| Second nobleman/Indian | tenor | Emilio Venturini |
| Third nobleman/old servant | tenor | Nello Palai |
| Fourth nobleman/Chinese man | bass-baritone | Aristide Baracchi |
| Fifth nobleman/doctor | baritone | Giuseppe Nessi |
| Sixth nobleman | bass | Antonio Laffi |
| Seventh nobleman | bass | Giacomo Carboni |
| Eighth nobleman | bass | Salvatore Baccaloni |
| First maid | mezzo-soprano | Maria Neveso |
| Second maid | mezzo-soprano | Gina Pedroni |
| Third maid | mezzo-soprano | Olga De Franco-Arduini |
| Snare/first servant | bass | Luigi Spartaco Marchi |
| Soldier/second servant | bass | Giuseppe Menni |
| Cook/third servant | bass | Amleto Galli |
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