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