Ivan Susanin - A peasant of the village of Domnino - bass
Antonida - His daughter - soprano
Vanya - Susanin's adopted son - contralto
Bogdan Sobinin - A militiaman, Antonida's fiance - tenor
Commander of the Polish Detachment - bass
A Polish courier - tenor
Commander of the Russian Detachment - bass Peasant men and women, militiamen, Polish nobles and ladies, knights - chorus, silent roles