George Frideric HANDEL
(1685 - 1759)
Esther (HWV 50b)
oratorio in 3 acts (version London, 1732)
libretto: unknown, with additional text by Samuel Humphreys
Solomon's Knot
DIR: JONATHAN SELLS
recorded: May 24, 2024, Basilika, St. Wendel
period instruments
lossless (flac)
Zoë Brookshaw, soprano (Esther)
Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, soprano (Israelite Boy)
Kate Symonds-Joy, mezzo-soprano (Priest of the Israelites)
Joseph Doody, tenor (Mordecai)
James Hall, tenor (Priest of the Israelites)
Thomas Herford, tenor (1st Israelite)
Xavier Hetherington, tenor (Ahasuerus)
David de Winter, tenor (Habdonah, Officer, 2nd Israelite)
Alex Ashworth, bass (Haman)
Jonathan Sells, bass
included: libretto [pdf]
(01) act 1 [37'20"]
(02) act 2 [28'21"]
(03) act 3 [34'40"]
Picture: Esther and Mordecai (Aert de Gelder, 1685)
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