Besetzungsliste

cast list

noun beh-ZET-tsungs-lis-teh Rare

Usage Note

Besetzungsliste is the printed or announced list of performers and the roles or parts they play in a production. It appears in the programme booklet and on the theatre website; Rollenbesetzung refers more narrowly to casting decisions.

Examples

"Die Besetzungsliste wurde erst kurz vor der Premiere bekannt gegeben."

Natural Translation

The cast list was only announced shortly before the premiere.

Literal Translation

The cast-list became only shortly before the premiere known given.

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