Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast 16 August 1944 (dress rehearsal) (Conductor: Clemens Krauss) |
Public Premiere cast 14 August 1952 (Conductor: Clemens Krauss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | baritone | Hans Hotter | Paul Schöffler |
| Merkur (Mercury) | tenor | Franz Klarwein | Josef Traxel |
| Pollux, King of Eos | tenor | Karl Ostertag | László Szemere |
| Danae, his daughter | soprano | Viorica Ursuleac | Annelies Kupper |
| Xanthe, her servant | soprano | Irmgard Handler | Anny Felbermayer |
| Midas, King of Lydia | tenor | Horst Taubmann | Josef Gostic |
| Four Queens: Semele Europa Alkmene Leda |
soprano soprano mezzo-soprano contralto |
Maud Cunitz Stefania Fratnik Maria Cornelius Anka Jelacic |
Dorothea Siebert Esther Réthy Georgine von Milinkovic Sieglinde Wagner |
| Four Kings, nephews to Pollux | 2 tenors, 2 basses | Josef Trojan-Regar Walter Carnuth Georg Wieter Franz Theo Reuter |
August Jaresch Erich Majkut Harald Pröglhöf Franz Bierbach |
| Four guards | basses | ||
| Creditors, servants and followers of Pollux and Danae, people | |||
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