Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 9 February 1923 (Conductor: Franz Lehár) |
Premiere cast, 10 October 1929 (Conductor: Franz Lehár) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa, Count Ferdinand Lichtenfels' daughter | soprano | Louise Kartousch | Vera Schwarz |
| Count Gustav von Pottenstein | tenor | Josef König | Willi Stettner |
| Prince Sou-Chong | tenor | Hubert Marischka | Richard Tauber |
| Princess Mi, Sou-Chong's sister | soprano | Betty Fischer | Hella Kürty |
| Tschang, Sou-Chong's uncle | baritone | Adolf Edgar Licho | |
| Chief eunuch | tenor | ||
| Ling, head priest | baritone | ||
| Count Ferdinand Lichtenfels | spoken | ||
| Lore, Lisa's niece | spoken | ||
| Officers, mandarins, friends, brides, servants, maids (Chorus, ballet, extras) | |||
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