roles cassandre , a wealthy farmer , in love with nicolette ( bass ) -- alfred reed columbine and clochette , his nieces ( mezzo-soprano ) and ( soprano ) -- fanny holland and leonora braham arlequin , brother of ... ( baritone ) -- alfred bishop pierrot ( tenor ) -- r. corney grain nicolette , an old coquette ( contralto ) -- priscilla german reed note , some of the character names are those of the stock characters of the harlequinade .