Main Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 12 July 1976 (Conductor: David Atherton) |
|---|---|---|
| Young woman | soprano | Josephine Barstow |
| Second soldier's wife | soprano | Felicity Lott |
| Rachel | soprano | Deborah Cook |
| May | soprano | Valerie Masterson |
| Emperor | mezzo-soprano | Josephine Veasey |
| General | baritone | Norman Welsby |
| First soldier | tenor | Siegfried Jerusalem |
| Second soldier | tenor | |
| Old woman | mezzo-soprano | Yvonne Kenny |
| Deserter | tenor | |
| Third soldier | baritone | |
| Fourth soldier | baritone | |
| NCO | baritone | |
| Governor | baritone | |
| Doctor | bass | |
| Aide | bass | |
| Hillcourt | mime |
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