voices, chorus, orchestra
- Cast
- Countess Madeleine, a young widow (soprano)
Clairon, an actress (contralto)
Flamand, a musician (tenor)
Olivier, a poet (baritone)
The Count, brother of Countess Madeleine (baritone)
La Roche, a theatre director (bass)
Monsieur Taupe, a prompter (tenor)
2 Italian singers: (soprano, tenor)
Major-domo (bass)
8 servants: (4 tenors, 4 basses)
A young dancer: (silent role)
- Chorus (SATB)
- Musicians and servants
- Pit Orchestra
- 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, english horn, clarinet (C), 2 clarinets (B flat )
- basset horn, bass clarinet (B flat ), 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon)
- 4 horns (F, E, E flat , D, C), 2 trumpets (C, B flat ), 3 trombones
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, harpsichord, 2 harps, strings (16,16,10,10,6)
- On-Stage Ensemble
- harpsichord, violin, cello
- Backstage Ensemble
- String Sextet (2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos)