| DRAMATIS PERSONAE | ||
| William Schwenck Gilbert | Gilb | |
| Arthur Seymour Sullivan | Sull | |
| Richard D’Oyly Carte | Carte | |
| George Bernard Shaw | Shaw | |
| Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde | Wilde | |
| Helen D’Oyly Carte, née Lenoir | Helen | |
| Tenor | Tenor | the heroic protagonist |
| Baritone | Bar | the principal comedian |
| Bass-baritone | BBar | villainous or comic part |
| Soprano | Sopr | female love interest |
| Mezzo Soprano | MzSopr | female friend of ‘Sopr’ |
| Contralto | CAlto | stronger/older woman |
| CHORUS | CHORUS | male/female group and untasked artists |
| ORCHESTRA | ORCHESTRA |
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