Joan Sutherland, Emma Kirkby, sopranos ; Aled Jones, boy soprano ; James Bowman, counter-tenor ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor ; David Thomas, bass ; Choir of New College, Oxford ; Academy of Ancient Music ; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Oiseau-Lyre: 417 126-2 (417 127-2--417 128-2).
Oratorio.
Sung in English.
Libretto by Samuel Humphreys after Racine's play.
Performed on authentic instruments.
Compact discs.
Duration: 2:01:39.
Program notes by Winton Dean and synopsis in English, French, and German and libretto with German translation (102 pages : illustrations, portraits) inserted in box.
Issued also as analog discs (417 126-1) and cassettes (417 126-4).
Recorded in St. Jude's Church, London, May/June 1985.