Norman Cordon (Tsar Dadon), Richard Manning (Prince Guidon), Hugh Thompson (Prince Afron), John Gurney (Voivode Polkan), Margaret Harshaw (housekeeper Amelf), Anthony Marlowe (stargazer), Patrice Mansel (Shamakhan Queen), Thelma Votipka (Golden Cockerel). New York, Metropolitan Opera, 03 10 1945