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Handel's opera (1728) parallels the plot of Shakespeare's King Lear in its conflict between the King of Persia and his two sons. (Sung in Italian)
Edward Brewer (harpsichord) Lorretta O'Sullivan (cello) Brewer Baroque CO/ Rudolph Palmer
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Contributors

Harpsichord:
Edward Brewer
Cello:
Lorretta O'Sullivan
Unknown:
Rudolph Palmer
Cosroe, King of Persia:
John Ostendorf (bass)
Medarse, his son:
Steven Rickards (counter-Tenor)
Siroe, his other son:
D'Anna Fortunato (soprano)
Emira, secret lover of Siroe:
Julianne Baird (soprano)
Laodice, in love with Siroe:
Andrea Matthews (soprano)
Arasse:
Frederick Urrey (bass)

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