Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 12 April 1978 (Conductor: Elgar Howarth) |
|---|---|---|
| Piet The Pot (Piet vom Fass) | character tenor | Sven-Erik Vikström |
| Amando (Spermando) | mezzo-soprano | Kerstin Meyer |
| Amanda (Clitoria) | soprano | Elisabeth Söderström |
| Nekrotzar | bass-baritone | Erik Saedén |
| Astradamors | bass | Arne Tyrén |
| Mescalina | character mezzo-soprano | Barbro Ericson |
| Venus | high coloratura soprano | Monika Lavén |
| Chief of the "Gepopo", the Secret Political Police | high coloratura soprano | Britt-Marie Aruhn |
| Prince Go-Go | counter-tenor (or boy treble) | Gunilla Slättegård |
| Ruffiack | bass | |
| Schobiack | baritone | |
| Schabernack | bass | |
| White-Party Minister | character-tenor | |
| Black-Party Minister | bass-baritone | |
| Chorus: People of Breughelland and spirits, echo of Venus; offstage chorus | ||
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