Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 14 December 1918 (Conductor: Roberto Moranzoni) |
|---|---|---|
| Sister Angelica | soprano | Geraldine Farrar |
| The Princess, her aunt | contralto | Flora Perini |
| The Abbess | mezzo-soprano | Rita Fornia |
| The Monitress | mezzo-soprano | Marie Sundelius |
| The Mistress of the novices | mezzo-soprano | Cecil Arden |
| Sister Genovieffa | soprano | Mary Ellis |
| Sister Osmina | soprano | Margarete Belleri |
| Sister Dolcina | soprano | Marie Mattfeld |
| The nursing sister | mezzo-soprano | Leonora Sparkes |
| The alms sisters | sopranos | Kitty Beale and Minnie Egener |
| A novice | soprano | Phillis White |
| The lay sisters | soprano and mezzo-soprano | Marie Tiffany and Veni Warwick |
| Offstage chorus of women, children, and men | ||
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