Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast 25 February (13 February O.S.), 1881 (Conductor: Eduard Nápravník) |
|---|---|---|
| King Charles VII | tenor | Mikhail Vasilyev |
| The Archbishop | bass | Vladimir Mayboroda |
| The Pope | tenor | |
| Dunois, a French knight | baritone | Fyodor Stravinsky |
| Lionel, a Burgundian knight | baritone | Ippolit Pryanishnikov |
| Thibaut d'Arc, Joan's father | bass | Mikhail Koryakin |
| Raymond, Joan's betrothed | tenor | Sokolov |
| Bertrand, a peasant | bass | |
| Soldier | bass | |
| Joan of Arc | soprano or mezzo-soprano | Mariya Kamenskaya |
| Agnès Sorel | soprano | Wilhelmina Raab |
| Angel, solo voice in the choir of angels | soprano | |
| Chorus, silent roles: Courtiers and ladies, French and English soldiers, knights, monks, Gypsies, pages, buffoons, dwarfs, minstrels, executioners, people | ||
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