Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 8 January 1927 (Conductor: Hermann Ludwig Kutzschbach) |
|---|---|---|
| Penthesilea | soprano | Irma Tervani |
| Meroe | soprano | Eugenie Burckhardt |
| High Priestess | mezzo-soprano | Elfriede Haberkorn |
| Prothoe | soprano | Maria Rösler-Keuschnigg |
| Diomedes | tenor | Ludwig Eybisch |
| Achilles | bass | Friedrich Plaschke |
| Herald | baritone | Paul Schöffler |
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