Main Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 25 January 1694 |
|---|---|---|
| Xerse | soprano castrato | Nicolò Paris 'Nicolino' |
| Romilda | soprano castrato | Antonio Romolo Ferrini |
| Adelanta | soprano castrato | Rinaldo Gherardini |
| Arsamene | alto castrato | Francesco Antonio Pistocchi |
| Amastre | alto castrato | Luigi Albarelli |
| Elviro | soprano castrato | Carlo Antonio Corno |
| Eumene | alto castrato | Benedetto Cini |
| Aristone | tenor | Pietro Paolo Alberti |
| Clito | tenor | Giuseppe Trivelli |
| Ariodate | bass | Matteo de Grandis |
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