Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, September 10, 1838 (Conductor: François Antoine Habeneck) |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa, Daughter of Balducci, in love with Cellini, but promised to Fieramosca | soprano | Julie Dorus-Gras |
| Ascanio, A breeches role, Cellini’s trusted apprentice | mezzo-soprano | Rosine Stoltz |
| Benvenuto Cellini, An artist/goldsmith | tenor | Gilbert Louis Duprez |
| Fieramosca, The Pope’s sculptor | baritone | Jean-Étienne-Auguste Massol |
| Pope Clement VII | bass | Jacques-Émile Serda |
| Balducci, The Pope's treasurer and Teresa’s father | baritone | Prosper Dérivis |
| Francesco, An artisan | tenor | Pierre François Wartel |
| Bernardino, An artisan | bass | Ferdinand Prévôt |
| An innkeeper | tenor | H.-M. Trévaux |
| Pompeo, friend of Fieramosca | baritone | Molinier |
| Columbine | spoken | |
| Chorus: maskers, neighbours, metal-workers, friends and apprentices of Cellini, troupers, dancers, people, guards, white friars, the Pope's retinue, foundrymen, workmen, spectators | ||
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