*** Ermione (1819) by Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on Andromaque by Racine
Ermione (Hermione), daughter of Helen and Menelaus soprano Andromaca (Andromache), widow of Hector contralto Pirro, (Pyrrhus) son of Achilles and king of Epirus tenor Oreste (Orestes), son of Agamemnon tenor Pilade (Pylades), Oreste's companion tenor Cleone, Ermione's confidante mezzo-soprano Fenicio, Pirro's tutor bass Cefisa, Andromaca's confidante contralto Attalo, Pirro's confidant tenor