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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Gillian Fisher

Sopran

James Bowman

Countertenor

John Mark Ainsley

John Mark Ainsley

Tenor

Mark Padmore

Tenor

The King's Consort

The King's Consort

Orchester

Michael George

Bass

Robert Evans

Bass

Robert King

Dirigent:in

Tessa Bonner

Sopran

Michael Chance

Countertenor

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Henry Purcell

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