Dramatis Personae
- Belshazzar, King of Babylon (tenor)
- Nitocris, mother of Belshazzar (soprano)
- Cyrus, Prince of Persia (contralto)
- Daniel, a Jewish prophet (contralto)
- Gobrias, an Assyrian Nobleman, revolted to Cyrus (bass)
- Arioch, a Babylonian Lord (tenor)
- Messenger (bass)
- Chorus of Wise Men
- Chorus of Jews
- Chorus of Babylonians
- Chorus of Medes and Persians
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