Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
ESTHER HWV 50a
Masque in six scenes by A. Pope and John Arbuthnot from "Esther" by Jean Racine (1689)
ESTHER: Patrizia Kwella
AHASUERUS: Anthony Rolfe Johnson
MORDECAI: Ian Partridge
HAMAN: David Thomas
ISRAELITE WOMAN: Emma Kirkby
FIRST ISRAELITE: Paul Elliott
SECOND ISRAELITE/HABDONAH/OFFICER: Andrew King
PRIEST: Drew Minter
WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL BOYS CHOIR - David Hill
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC (on authentic instruments)
Christopher Hogwood
Background picture:
Willem van Herp I - Esther presents herself at the palace