Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 5 April 1874 (Conductor: Johann Strauss II) |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel von Eisenstein | tenor | Jani Szika |
| Rosalinde, Eisenstein's wife | soprano | Marie Geistinger |
| Adele, Rosalinde's maid | soprano | Caroline Charles-Hirsch |
| Ida, Adele's sister | soprano | Jules |
| Alfred, a singer teacher | tenor | Hans Rüdiger |
| Dr Falke, a notary | baritone | Ferdinand Lebrecht |
| Dr Blind, a lawyer | tenor | Carl Matthias Rott |
| Frank, a prison governor | baritone | Carl Adolf Friese |
| Prince Orlofsky | mezzo-soprano | Irma Nittinger |
| Yvan, the prince's valet | speaking role | |
| Frosch, a jailer | speaking role | Alfred Schreiber |
| Party goers and servants at Prince Orlofsky's (chorus) | ||
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