Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 29 October 1837 (Conductor: – ) |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabetta, Queen of England | soprano | Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis |
| The Duke of Nottingham | baritone | Paul Barroilhet |
| Sara, Duchess of Nottingham | mezzo-soprano | Almerinda Manzocchi Granchi |
| Roberto Devereux, Earl of Essex | tenor | Giovanni Basadonna |
| Lord Cecil | tenor | Timoleone Barattini |
| Sir Gualtiero Raleigh | bass | Anafesto Rossi |
| A page | contralto | Giuseppe Benedetti |
| A servant of Nottingham | bass | |
| Lords of the parliament, knights, squires, pages, guards of Nottingham | ||
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