SOMMCD 238-9 RE ISED ERSIONREVISED of 1732 VERSION of 1732 SOMMCD 238-9 - PREMIER RECORDING SOMMCD 238-9 Premier Recording of Live Performance DDD
JOSHUA BO MAN BICKLEY PUR ES OUTRAM KENNEDY OF LI E PERFORMANCE 2 CD SET DDD HANDEL: ESTHER GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685 - 1759) ESTHER (HWV 50b; version of 1732) An Oratorio in Three Acts Libretto by Samuel Humphreys and others Performing edition prepared by Anthony Hicks & Peter Jones Esther ...... Rosemary Joshua soprano Ahasuerus ...... James Bowman countertenor Mordecai ...... Susan Bickley mezzo soprano Haman ...... Christopher Purves bass Israelite oman ...... Rebecca Outram soprano First Israelite ...... Andrew Kennedy tenor Second Israelite ...... Cecilia Osmond soprano Harbonah ...... Angus Smith tenor (Adrian Butterfi eld, Leader) Conductor 1 - 2