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!Role | !Role | ||
!Voice type | !Voice type | ||
!Premiere Cast, (porbably) 26 December 1659<ref name="Wiki"> | !Premiere Cast, (porbably) 26 December 1659<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
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|<b>Prologue:</b> | |<b>Prologue:</b> | ||
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|La Discordia, Discord disguised as peace (soprano, castrato) | |La Discordia, Discord disguised as peace (soprano, castrato) | ||
|Venere/Venus|soprano | |- |Venere/Venus|soprano | ||
|Giunone/Juno|soprano | |- |Giunone/Juno|soprano | ||
|Pallade/Athena|soprano | |- |Pallade/Athena|soprano | ||
|La Pace, Peace|soprano, castrato | |- |La Pace, Peace|soprano, castrato | ||
|La Verità, Truth|soprano, castrato | |- |La Verità, Truth|soprano, castrato | ||
|L'Abbondanza, Abundance|mute role | |- |L'Abbondanza, Abundance|mute role | ||
|La Ricchezza, Wealth |mute role | |- |La Ricchezza, Wealth |mute role | ||
|Amore, Love|mute role | |- |Amore, Love|mute role | ||
|Two Furies |mute roles | |- |Two Furies |mute roles | ||
Storyline | <b>Storyline</b> | ||
|Tindaro/Tyndareos, King of Sparta |bass | |- |Tindaro/Tyndareos, King of Sparta |bass | ||
|Elena/Helena, his daughter |soprano | |- |Elena/Helena, his daughter |soprano | ||
|Menelao/Menelaos, prince in drag under the name Elisa, in love with Helena |soprano, castrato | |- |Menelao/Menelaos, prince in drag under the name Elisa, in love with Helena |soprano, castrato | ||
|Teseo/Theseus |tenor/soprano | |- |Teseo/Theseus |tenor/soprano | ||
|Peritoo/Peirithoos |alto, castrato | |- |Peritoo/Peirithoos |alto, castrato | ||
|Ippolita/Hippolyte, Amazon princess in male dress |soprano | |- |Ippolita/Hippolyte, Amazon princess in male dress |soprano | ||
|Eurite, Amazon, her lady-in-waiting in male dress |soprano | |- |Eurite, Amazon, her lady-in-waiting in male dress |soprano | ||
|Erginda/Astianassia, Helena's court lady | |- |Erginda/Astianassia, Helena's court lady | ||
|Diomede, Menelaus' servant disguised as an Armenian merchant |tenor | |- |Diomede, Menelaus' servant disguised as an Armenian merchant |tenor | ||
|Euripilo, confidant of Tindaro |contralto, castrato | |- |Euripilo, confidant of Tindaro |contralto, castrato | ||
|Iro, court jester |tenor | |- |Iro, court jester |tenor | ||
|Creonte, King of Tegea |bass | |- |Creonte, King of Tegea |bass | ||
|Menesteo, his son |soprano, castrato | |- |Menesteo, his son |soprano, castrato | ||
|Antiloco, Menesteo's confidant |tenor/bass | |- |Antiloco, Menesteo's confidant |tenor/bass | ||
|Castore/Castor, brother of Elena |soprano, castrato | |- |Castore/Castor, brother of Elena |soprano, castrato | ||
|Polluce/Pollux, brother of Elena|soprano, castrato | |- |Polluce/Pollux, brother of Elena|soprano, castrato | ||
|Nettuno/Neptune |bass | |- |Nettuno/Neptune |bass | ||
|Sea gods, Argonauts, Hunters|Chorus | |- |Sea gods, Argonauts, Hunters|Chorus | ||
|Slaves (Extras | |- |Slaves (Extras | ||
|colspa=3|<center>Sources:<ref name="Wiki"/><ref name="LibrettoLOC"/></center> | |- |colspa=3|<center>Sources:<ref name="Wiki"/><ref name="LibrettoLOC"/></center> | ||
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