Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Orfeo/La Vittoria (Orpheus/Victory) | castrato (soprano) | Atto Melani |
| Euridice (Eurydice) | soprano | Anna Francesca Costa |
| Aristeo (Aristaeus) | castrato (soprano) | Marc'Antonio Pasqualini |
| Giove (Jupiter) | tenor | Jacopo Melani |
| Giunone (Juno) | soprano | Margherita Costa |
| Pluto/Augure (an augur) | bass | Alessandro Cecconi |
| Proserpina (Proserpine) | castrato (soprano, travesti) | Domenico Dal Pane |
| Himeneo/Sospetto (Hymenaeus/Suspicion) | castrato (soprano) | Marc'Antonio Sportonio |
| Caronte (Charon) | tenor | Venanzio Leopardi |
| Amore (Cupid) | soprano | |
| Venere (Venus) | soprano | Rosina Martini |
| Endimione (Endymion) | tenor | |
| Momo (Momus) | tenor | |
| Bacco (Bacchus) | soprano (breeches role) | |
| Satiro (satyr) | baritone | |
| Nutrice (nurse) | castrato (soprano, travesti) | |
| La gelosia (Jealousy) | contralto | |
| Mercurio (Mercury) | castrato (contralto) | |
| Apollo | castrato (contralto) | |
| Una vecchia (old woman) | tenor (travesti) | |
| Le grazie the three Graces | sopranos | Marc'Antonio Sportonio, Domenico Dal Pane, (not reported) |
| Le parche (the three Parcae) | two sopranos and one contralto | Marc'Antonio Sportonio, Domenico Dal Pane, (not reported) |
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