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a&r Sue Shortridge
bass vocals Brindley Sherratt
bass vocals, baritone vocals [bass-baritone] Andreas Wolf
booklet editor Finn S. Gundersen
composed by Georg Friedrich Händel
conductor Christian Curnyn
contralto vocals Hilary Summers
countertenor vocals David Daniels
design, typography Cassidy Rayne Creative
engineer Ben Connellan
executive-producer Ralph Couzens
mezzo-soprano vocals Anna Stéphany
orchestra Early Opera Company
producer Rachel Smith
score editor [performing edition prepared by] Peter Jones
soprano vocals Joélle Harvey
soprano vocals Rosemary Joshua
Phonographic Copyright (p) Chandos Records Ltd
Copyright (c) Chandos Records Ltd
HWV 40 (1737–38)
Opera in Three Acts
Act 1: 66:46
Act 2: 60:16
Act 3: 39:27
Total: 166:29
On an anonymous revision of the libretto Il Xerse (Rome, 1694) by Silvio Stampiglia (1664–1725), in turn based on the libretto Il Xerse (Venice, 1655) by Count Nicolò Minato (c. 1630–1698)

Setting: Abydos, Persia in ancient times

Recorded in 24-bit/96 kHz
Barcode: 0 95115 07972 0
Label Code: LC 7038
SPARS Code: DDD