| The Royal Opera | ||
| Mark Wigglesworth | Conductor | |
| Krzysztof Warlikowski | Director | |
| Małgorzata Szczęśniak | Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| Royal Opera Chorus | ||
| Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden | ||
| Sir Willard White | Bass-baritone | Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov |
| Pascal Charbonneau | Tenor | Aljeja |
| Štefan Margita | Tenor | Luka Kuzmič (Filka Morozov) |
| Ladislav Elgr | Tenor | Skuratov |
| Johan Reuter | Baritone | Šiškov, Priest |
| Alexander Vassiliev | Baritone | Prison governor |
| Nicky Spence | Tenor | Big prisoner/Nikita |
| Grant Doyle | Baritone | Small prisoner, Čekunov |
| Graham Clark | Tenor | Elderly prisoner |
| Peter Hoare | Tenor | Šapkin |
| Aleš Jenis | Baritone | Blacksmith, Prisoner as Don Juan and Brahmin |
| John Graham-Hall | Tenor | Kedril |
| Konu Kim | Tenor | Voice |