Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 18 September 1784 (Conductor: ) |
|---|---|---|
| Iphise | soprano | Marie Thérèse Maillard |
| Dardanus | tenor | Étienne Lainez |
| Arcas | haute-contre | Dufrenaye (also spelled Dufresnay) |
| Anténor | taille | François Lays |
| Teucer | bass-baritone | Henri Larrivée |
| Isménor | bass-baritone | Augustin-Athanase Chéron |
| Un officier du palais | bass-baritone | Jean-Pierre Moreau |
| Deux coryphées | sopranos | Anne-Marie-Jeanne Gavaudan, ainée/Adealaïde Gavaudan, cadette |
| Deux confidentes | sopranos | Girardin/Aurore (chorus-singers) |
| Warriors, magicians, sylphs, spirits: choir | ||
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ballerinas: Marie-Madeleine Guimard, Victoire Saulnier; male dancers: Pierre Gardel, Auguste Vestris |
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