Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 28 August 1850 (Conductor: Franz Liszt) |
|---|---|---|
| Lohengrin | tenor | Carl Beck |
| Elsa of Brabant | soprano | Rosa von Milde-Agthe |
| Ortrud, Telramund's wife | dramatic soprano or mezzo-soprano | Josephine Fastlinger |
| Friedrich of Telramund, a Count of Brabant | baritone | Hans von Milde |
| Heinrich der Vogler (Henry the Fowler) | bass | Höfer |
| The King's Herald | baritone | August Pätsch |
| Four Noblemen of Brabant | tenors, basses | |
| Four Pages | sopranos, altos | |
| Duke Gottfried, Elsa's brother | silent | Hellstedt |
| Saxon, Thuringian, and Brabantian counts and nobles, ladies of honor, pages, vassals, serfs | ||
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