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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Gillian Fisher

Sopran

James Bowman

Countertenor

John Mark Ainsley

John Mark Ainsley

Tenor

Michael George

Bass

Evelyn Tubb

Sopran

Robert King

Dirigent:in

Rogers Covey-Crump

Rogers Covey-Crump

Tenor

The King's Consort

The King's Consort

Orchester

Charles Pott

Bass

Nigel Short

Countertenor

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Henry Purcell

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Written by: Henry Purcell

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