Roles
- The Sovereign Princess
- Prince Siegfried, her son
- Wolfgang, his tutor
- Benno von Sommerstern, the Prince's friend
- Odette, the heroine of the story; a beautiful Princess and the Swan Queen
- von Rothbart, an evil genius, by appearance a guest
- Odile, his daughter, who resembles Odette
- Baron von Stein
- The Baroness, his wife
- Freiherr von Schwarzfels
- His wife
- A herald
- A footman
- Court gentlemen and ladies, friends of the prince, heralds, guests, pages, villagers, servants, swans, cygnets
By 1895 Benno von Sommerstern became just "Benno", and Odette "Queen of the Swans". Also Baron von Stein, his wife, and Freiherr von Schwarzfels and his wife were no longer identified on the program. The sovereign or ruling Princess is often rendered "Queen Mother". Rothbart ("Redbeard") may also be spelled Rotbart.
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