Sergei Aleksashkin - a Retired General in civilian clothesTatiana Pavlovskaya - Pauline, the General’s step-daughterVladimir Galuzin - Alexei, tutor of the General’s childrenLarisa Dyadkova - BabulenkaNikolai Gassiev - MarquisAlexander Gergalov - Mr Astley, a rich EnglishmanNadezhda Serdyuk - Mlle Blanche, a demi-mondainAndrei Popov - Prince NilskyOleg Sychev - Baron WurmerhelmAndrei Spekhov - PotapychДирижер - Валерий Гергиев