Mirette (opera) - Roles and Casts

Roles and Casts

The original cast names are followed by the revival cast names if different:

• Mirette, a gypsy maiden (soprano) – Maud Ellicott; Kate Rolla
• Gerard de Montigny, nephew of the Marquise (baritone) – Scott Fishe
• Picorin, a gypsy, in love with Mirette (tenor) – Courtice Pounds
• Bianca, daughter of the Baron Van Den Berg (soprano) – Florence Perry
• The Marquise de Montigny (contralto) – Rosina Brandram
• Francal, the gypsy chief (bass-baritone) – Avon Saxon; John Coates
• The Baron Van Den Berg (bass) – John Coates; Richard Temple
• Bobinet, a gypsy (comic baritone) – Walter Passmore
• Bertuccio, another gypsy (baritone) – Scott Russell
• Zerbinette, a gypsy girl (mezzo-soprano) (so named in the revised version; in the original, the character is unnamed) – Emmie Owen
• Max, Gerard's gamekeeper (speaking role) (original version only) – Herbert Ralland
• The Burgomaster (baritone) (original version only) – John Coates
• The Notary (baritone) (original version only) – Herbert Ralland

Notes:

• Emmie Owen played Mirette in August while Ellicott went on her long-awaited honeymoon.
• Kate Rolla was replaced as Mirette first by Elaine Gryce and then by Florence St. John
• The first version of Mirette is the only Savoy Opera where an actor played more than one (named) part in London (although roles in Utopia, Limited were doubled on tour). John Coates played both Baron Van Den Berg and the Burgomaster. Herbert Ralland played both Max and the Notary.