Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast 16 December 1894 (Conductor: Rudolf Krzyzanowski) |
|---|---|---|
| Don Diego, sovereign count of Barcelona | bass | Moritz Frauscher |
| Donna Diana, hereditary princess, his daughter | soprano | Leonore Better |
| Donna Laura, his niece | soprano | Sarolta von Rettich-Pirk |
| Donna Fenisa, his niece | mezzo-soprano | Gisela von Ruttersheim |
| Don Cesar, prince of Urgel | tenor | Gustav Seidel |
| Don Louis, prince of Bearne | tenor | Adolf Perluss |
| Don Gaston, count of Foix | bass | Georg Sieglitz |
| Perin, court jester | baritone | Max Dawison |
| Floretta, foster sister and confidante of the princess | mezzo-soprano | Lina Carmasini |
| Three sounders of fanfares, a herald, knights, court servants, citizens, people | ||
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