Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 16 February 1892 (Conductor: Wilhelm Jahn) |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, aged 20 | mezzo-soprano | Marie Renard |
| Sophie, her sister, aged 15 | soprano | Ellen Foster-Brandt |
| Werther, a young poet, aged 23 | tenor | Ernest van Dyck |
| Albert, betrothed to Charlotte; aged 25 | baritone | Fritz Neidl |
| Le Bailli, Charlotte's father; aged 50 | bass | Mayerhofer |
| Schmidt, a friend of the Bailli | tenor | Schlittenhelm |
| Johann, a friend of the Bailli | baritone | Félix |
| Brühlmann, a young man | tenor | Stoll |
| Kathchen, Bruhlmann's fiancée of seven years | mezzo-soprano | Carlona |
| Children of the Bailli – Fritz, Max, Hans, Karl, Gretel, Clara | children's voices | |
| Inhabitants of Wetzlar, guests, servants; off-stage women’s and children’s voices | ||
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