Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 27 January 1955 (Conductor: John Pritchard) |
|---|---|---|
| Mark, a young man of unknown parentage | tenor | Richard Lewis |
| Jenifer, his betrothed | soprano | Joan Sutherland |
| King Fisher, Jenifer's father, a businessman | baritone | Otakar Kraus |
| Bella, King Fisher's secretary | soprano | Adele Leigh |
| Jack, Bella's boyfriend, a mechanic | tenor | John Lanigan |
| Sosostris, a clairvoyante | contralto | Oralia Dominguez |
| The She-Ancient, priestess of the temple | mezzo-soprano | Edith Coates |
| The He-Ancient, priest of the temple | bass | Michael Langdon |
| Strephon, a dancer | silent | Pirmin Trecu |
| A voice | contralto | Monica Sinclair |
| Dancing man | tenor | Andrew Daniels |
| Drunken man | bass | Gordon Farrell |
| An Ancient | bass | Frederick Dalberg |
| Mark and Jennifer's friends, dancers attendant on the Ancients | ||
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