| Opéra de Lyon | ||
| Alejo Pérez | Conductor | |
| Krzysztof Warlikowski | Director | |
| Małgorzata Szczęśniak | Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| Chœurs de l'Opéra de Lyon | ||
| Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon | ||
| Sir Willard White | Bass-baritone | Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov |
| Pascal Charbonneau | Tenor | Aljeja |
| Štefan Margita | Tenor | Luka Kuzmič (Filka Morozov) |
| Ladislav Elgr | Tenor | Skuratov |
| Dmitry Golovnin | Tenor | Šapkin |
| Károly Szemerédy | Baritone | Šiškov |
| Alexander Vassiliev | Baritone | Prison governor |
| Nicky Spence | Tenor | Big prisoner/Nikita |
| Graham Clark | Tenor | Elderly prisoner |
| Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts | Tenor | Drunk prisoner |
| Aleš Jenis | Baritone | Prisoner as Don Juan and Brahmin |
| John Graham-Hall | Tenor | Kedril |