Characters played by Richard Burton
Richard Wagner
Characters played by Vanessa Redgrave
Cosima von Bulow
Characters played by Miguel Herz-Kestranek
Hans von Bülow
Characters played by László Gálffi
King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Ludwig II
Characters played by John Gielgud
Pfistermeister
Characters played by Gyula Benkö
Narrator
Characters played by Gemma Craven
Minna
Minna Wagner
Characters played by Ralph Richardson
Pfordten
Characters played by Richard Pasco
Otto Wesendonck
Characters played by Laurence Olivier
Pfeuffer
Characters played by Andrew Cruickshank
Narrator
Minister BÃf¤r
Bar Minister
Characters played by Marthe Keller
Mathilde Wesendonck
Characters played by Niall Toibin
Lutz
Characters played by Mátyás Usztics
Franz
Characters played by Ronald Pickup
Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Characters played by Arthur Denberg
Prince Paul Taxis
Characters played by Gabriel Byrne
Karl Ritter
Characters played by Stephen Oliver
Richter
Characters played by Jess Thomas
Albert Niemann
Niemann
Characters played by Ekkehard Schall
Liszt
Franz Liszt
Characters played by Daphne Wagner
princess Metternich
Princess Metternich
Characters played by Felix Franchy
Prince Hohenlohe
Characters played by John Shrapnel
Semper
Characters played by Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Queen Mother
Characters played by Franco Nero
Crespi
Characters played by Peter Lauritzen
Dolgokurow
prince Dolgorukow
Characters played by Mirco Caenazzo
Count Zichy
count Zichy
Characters played by Arnoldo Mamo
Venice Creditor
creditor from Venice
Characters played by Heinz Weiss
Royer
Characters played by Edit Rujz
Natalie
Characters played by Corin Redgrave
Dr. Pusinelli
Characters played by Gwyneth Jones
Malvina von Carolsfeld
Characters played by Peter Hofmann
Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Characters played by Jean-Luc Moreau
Petipa
Characters played by László Horváth
Hanslick
Characters played by Peter Holliger
Photographer
Characters played by János Kulka
Royer's assistant
Characters played by Emanuel Schmied
Uncle Max
Characters played by Peter Wehle
First Bailiff
Characters played by Lajos Mezey
Chorus master
Characters played by Gerhard Bronner
Second Bailiff
Characters played by Zsuzsa Mányai
Madame
Madme Schwabe
Characters played by Anikó Sáfár
First guest
Characters played by Vali Várady
Malwida von Beysenburg
Mathilde
Characters played by István Sugár
Second guest
Characters played by Vernon Dobtcheff
Meyerbeer
Characters played by Philipp Brammer
Siegfried
Characters played by Brook Williams
Custom-house officer
Joukowsky
Rubinstein
Characters played by Gyula Kéry
Gentleman
Oboe player
Characters played by Lisa Kreuzer
Friederike Meyer
Characters played by Arthur Lowe
Meser
Characters played by Cyril Cusack
Sulzer
Characters played by Bill Fraser
Mayor of Bayreuth
Characters played by Klaus Knuth
Bavarian Guide
Characters played by Osman Ragheb
Professor Ettmüller
Characters played by Donald Arthur
Franz Hagenbuch
Characters played by Jürgen Cziesla
Bavarian Man
Characters played by Erwin Steinhauer
Wilhelm Baumgartner
Characters played by Zoltán Gera
Lüttichau
Characters played by William Walton
King Friedrich August II of Saxony
Characters played by György ifj. Gonda
Foreman
Characters played by Susana Walton
Queen of Saxony
Characters played by Mary Martlew
Frau Müller
Characters played by Patrick Rollin
Eugene Laussot
Characters played by Jan Biczycki
Perfall
Characters played by Peter Woodthorpe
French Agent
Characters played by Ernest Lenart
Brandt
Characters played by Joan Plowright
Mrs. Taylor
Characters played by Stephan Paryla
Röckel
Characters played by Bernadette Schneider
Judith Gautier
Characters played by Peter Ohme
Treasury Clerk
Characters played by Friedrich Schwardtmann
Violinist
Characters played by Liza Goddard
Jessie Laussot
Characters played by François-Eric Gendron
Villiers
Characters played by Albert Rueprecht
Editor
Characters played by Péter Andorai
Bakunin
Characters played by Götz von Langheim
Feusthal
Characters played by Yvonne Kenny
Frau Dustmaann
Characters played by Günther Panak
Journalist
Characters played by Christopher Gable
Peter Cornelius
Characters played by Teréz Bod
Frau Lüttichau
Characters played by Hanno Pöschl
Police Spy
Characters played by Joan Greenwood
Frau Dangl
Characters played by Peter Arens
Georg Herwegh
Characters played by Michael Janisch
Standhartner
Characters played by Otto Clemens
Karl Tausig
Characters played by Roger Murbach
Herr Schott
Characters played by Jörg Wille
Dr. Wille
Characters played by Maximilian Wolters
Theatre Manager
Characters played by Gerda Schneider
Clara
Characters played by Alfred Pfeifer
Lasalle
Characters played by Brigitte Ratz
Frau Wille
Characters played by Doris Schöffmann
Ottilie
Characters played by Tibor Kovács
Man
Characters played by Marita Phillips
Princess Caroline
Characters played by Mark Burns
Baron von Hulsen
Characters played by Gábor Sárosi
Pedestrian
Characters played by Edd Stavjanik
Wine Merchant
Characters played by George Pravda
Dr. Schauss
Characters played by Tony Palmer
Conductor
Characters played by Claudia Solti
Isolde von Bülow
Characters played by Siegmar Schneider
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Characters played by János Lengyel
Karl Reissiger
Characters played by Christoph Dittrich
Levi
Characters played by Manfred Jung
Usher
Characters played by Arthur Kottas
Captain of Hussars
Characters played by Adele Leigh
Frau Heim
Characters played by Prunella Scales
Frau Pollert
Characters played by Heinz Zednik
Ander
Characters played by Lambert Hamel
Betz
Characters played by Erland Erlandsen
Duflipp
Characters played by Eva-Christina Prader
Russian Girlfriend
Characters played by Orlando Montez
Italian Agent
Characters played by Sigfrit Steiner
King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Characters played by Rudolf Rath
Mendes
Characters played by Peter Wolsdorff
Alexander Müller
Characters played by Jack Kirk
Musician
Characters played by Franz Gary
Porter
Characters played by Janos Engyel
Karl Reissiger
Characters played by Helmut Janatsch
Secretary
Characters played by Martina Krischka
Sophia
Characters played by Marta Lukin
Madame Tedesco
Characters played by Donald Moffat
Narrator
Characters played by Georges Claisse
Uhlig
Characters played by Reinhold Olszewski
Tinsmith