Prologue: Late morning in spring, 1900 - The Alabama town of Bowden, veranda of the Giddens house
Andrew Frierson · Emile Renan · Elizabeth Carron · Carol Brice · Samuel Krachmalnick · Helen Strine · Loren Driscoll · Ernest McChesney · Opera Orchestra of New York · Brenda Lewis · George S. Irving · Joshua Hecht · New York City Opera Chorus
Act I: Living room of the Giddens house, the same evening
Carol Brice · Helen Strine · George S. Irving · Ernest McChesney · Joshua Hecht · Opera Orchestra of New York · Samuel Krachmalnick · Loren Driscoll · Andrew Frierson · New York City Opera Chorus · Brenda Lewis · Emile Renan · Elizabeth Carron
Act II Scene 1: Living room of the Giddens house, a week later, evening
Samuel Krachmalnick · Andrew Frierson · Loren Driscoll · George S. Irving · Ernest McChesney · Brenda Lewis · Opera Orchestra of New York · Joshua Hecht · New York City Opera Chorus · Carol Brice · Helen Strine · Emile Renan · Elizabeth Carron
Act II Scene 2: Ballroom and veranda of the Giddens house, the same night
Samuel Krachmalnick · Emile Renan · Loren Driscoll · Elizabeth Carron · Brenda Lewis · Opera Orchestra of New York · Ernest McChesney · Andrew Frierson · George S. Irving · Joshua Hecht · Carol Brice · New York City Opera Chorus · Helen Strine
Act III: Living room of the Giddens house, the next afternoon
George S. Irving · New York City Opera Chorus · Emile Renan · Elizabeth Carron · Opera Orchestra of New York · Ernest McChesney · Samuel Krachmalnick · Loren Driscoll · Carol Brice · Helen Strine · Brenda Lewis · Joshua Hecht · Andrew Frierson