sentence: roles orlando , a knight in the service of charlemagne , created by antonio francesco carli ( bass ) brandimarte , orlando 's friend , created by andrea guerri ( soprano castrato ) ersilla , queen and sorceress , created by margherita gualandi , called '' la campioli '' ( soprano ) argillano , ersilla 's champion and secretly in love with her , created by andrea pacini ( contralto castrato ) tigrinda , a priestess , in love with argillano , created by elisabetta denzio ( soprano ) grifone , secretly in love with tigrinda , created by francesco natali ( soprano castrato ) origille , in love with grifone , created by anna maria fabbri ( contralto ) synopsis act 1 ersilla dedicates a sword to the destruction of orlando , and entrusts the sword and mission to argillano , who secretly loves her .