| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Series |
Florilegium |
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Florilegium series.
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| Notes |
Oratorio |
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Libretto probably by Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot, based on the play by Jean Racine |
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Performed on authentic instruments |
| Performer |
Patrizia Kwella, Emma Kirkby, sopranos ; Drew Minter, alto ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ian Partridge, Paul Elliott, Andrew King, tenors ; David Thomas, bass ; Westminster Cathedral Boys Choir ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Academy of Ancient Music ; Christopher Hogwood, conductor |
| Event |
Recorded 1984 October St. Jude's Church, London |
| Notes |
Sung in English |
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Hard copy version record |
| Subject |
Esther, Queen of Persia -- Drama
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| SUBJECT |
Esther, Queen of Persia fast |
| Subject |
Oratorios.
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Oratorios
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| Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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Drama
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| Form |
Streaming audio
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| Author |
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, librettist.
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Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735, librettist.
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Kwella, Patrizia, singer
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Kirkby, Emma, singer
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Minter, Drew, singer
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Rolfe Johnson, Anthony, singer
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Partridge, Ian, 1938- singer.
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Elliott, Paul, 1950- singer.
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King, Andrew, 1953- singer.
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Thomas, David, 1943- singer.
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Hogwood, Christopher, conductor
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Opera adaptation of (work): Racine, Jean, 1639-1699.
Esther.
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Westminster Cathedral. Boys Choir, singer.
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Academy of Ancient Music (1973- ), instrumentalist.
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