Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 13 May 1827 (Conductor unknown) |
|---|---|---|
| L'imperatore, Tsar | tenor | Antonio Manzi |
| Il Grande Maresciallo, Grand Marshal | bass | Giuseppe Fioravanti |
| Conte Stanislao Potoski | tenor | Giuseppe Loira |
| Contessa Fedora, Potoski's wife | mezzo-soprano | Signora Servoli |
| Elisabetta, their daughter | soprano | Caterina Lipparini |
| Maria, Elisabetta's nurse | mezzo-soprano | Francesca Ceccherini |
| Michele, Maria's son and messenger for the Russian government |
bass | Gennaro Luzio |
| Ivano, a former aristocrat, now a ferryman on the Kama river |
bass | Vincenzo Galli |
| Alterkan, leader of the Tartar hordes | bass | Raffaele Scalese |
| Orzak, another Tartar leader | tenor | Giuseppe Papi |
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