The Fair Clarissa - The heroine of the operatic tragedy.

Rodrigo - The hero of the operatic tragedy.

Sir Braxton Prendergast - The villain of the operatic tragedy.

Troll - A character in operatic tragedy.

Hag - A character in operatic tragedy.

Knight - A character in operatic tragedy.

Rodrigo II - A character in the operatic tragedy.

Donizetti wrote several other dark-hued and melodious operatic tragedies that have been revived with success in recent decades.

Why, the situation has all the trappings of an operatic tragedy!