Felicity Lott, Maria Bovino, Gillian Webster, sopranos ; Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano ; Patricia Payne, contralto ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stuart Kale, Neil Jenkins, tenors ; Thomas Allen, David Wilson-Johnson, baritones ; Stafford Dean, Simon Keenlyside, basses ; supporting soloists ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Bernard Haitink, conductor
Opera in 3 acts and a prologue.
Libretto by Montagu Slater based on a poem by George Crabbe.
Synopsis and libretto with German translation contained on bonus disc.
Recorded June 1992, Watford Town Hall and previously released on EMI: 7 54832 2 (7 54833 2--7 54834 2).