Roles
| Role BO: Original Boston setting and characters SW: Swedish setting and characters |
Voice type | Premiere Cast (Boston setting), 17 February 1859 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| BO: Riccardo, Earl of Warwick and governor of Boston SW: Gustavo, King of Sweden |
tenor | Gaetano Fraschini |
| BO: Amelia, wife of Renato, in love with Riccardo SW: Amelia, wife of Anckarström, in love with Gustavo |
dramatic soprano | Eugenia Julienne-Dejean |
| BO: Renato, husband of Amelia and Riccardo's secretary, best friend and confidant SW: Count Anckarström, husband of Amelia and Gustavo's secretary, best friend and confidant |
baritone | Leone Giraldoni |
| BO: Oscar, Riccardo's page SW: Oscar, Gustavo's page |
coloratura soprano | Pamela Scotti |
| BO: Ulrica SW: Madame Arvidson, a fortune-teller |
contralto | Zelina Sbriscia |
| A judge | tenor | Giuseppe Bazzoli |
| BO: Silvano SW: Cristiano |
bass | Stefano Santucci |
| Amelia's servant | tenor | Luigi Fossi |
| BO: Samuel SW: Count Ribbing |
bass | Cesare Rossi |
| BO: Tom SW: Count Horn |
bass | Giovanni Bernardoni |
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