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