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L'incoronazione di Dario

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(The Coronation of Darius)
Opera in three acts by Vivaldi Libretto by ADRIANO MORSELU (sung in Italian): Records Introduced by Nicholas Anderson
BAROQUE ENSEMBLE OF NICEI
GILBERT BEZZINA

Contributors

Unknown:
Adriano Morselu
Introduced By:
Nicholas Anderson
Ghost of King Cyrus of Persia/Darius, future king of Persia:
John Jelwes (tenor)
Statira, King Cyrus's elder:
Gerard Lesne (counter-Tenor)
Argene, her sister:
Henri Ledroit (counter-Tenor)
Niceno, a philosopher, tutor to the princesses/Oracle of Apollo:
Michel Verschaeve (baritone)
Flora, lady-in-waiting and confidante of the princesses:
Dominique Visse (counter-Tenor)
Rivals of Darius for the throne of Persia and the hand of Statira: Arpago:
Isabelle Poulenard (soprano)
Oronte:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
Alinda, a Median princess in love with Oronte:
Isabelle Poulenard (soprano)
Source: Radio Times

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