Works on This Recording
1. Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performer: Steve Dugardin (Countertenor), Jonathan Arnold (Bass Baritone), Sophie Marin-Degor (Soprano),
Véronique Gens (Soprano), Claire Brua (Mezzo Soprano), Sophie Daneman (Soprano),
Nathan Berg (Bass Baritone), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (Tenor), William Christie (Harpsichord)
Conductor: William Christie
Orchestra / Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
Written: 1689, England
Recording: 11/1994, Théâtre-Opéra de Massy, Essonne, France
2. King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628
Performer: Véronique Gens (Soprano), Claron McFadden (Soprano), Sandrine Piau (Soprano),
Susannah Waters (Soprano), Mark Padmore (Tenor), Iain Paton (Tenor),
Jonathan Best (Bass), Petteri Salomaa (Bass), François Bazola (Bass)
Conductor: William Christie
Orchestra / Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
3. The Fairy Queen, Z 629
Performer: Sylvia McNair (Soprano), Barbara Bonney (Soprano), Robert Holl (Bass),
Michael Chance (Countertenor), Anthony Michaels-Moore (Bass), Laurence Dale (Tenor),
Elisabeth von Magnus (Soprano)
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Concentus Musicus, Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Written: 1692; England
Recording: 12/1994, Musikverein, Vienna