| Other author/creator | Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Kwella, Patrizia singer. |
| Other author/creator | Kirkby, Emma singer. |
| Other author/creator | Rolfe Johnson, Anthony, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Partridge, Ian, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Elliott, Paul, 1950- singer. |
| Other author/creator | Minter, Drew singer. |
| Other author/creator | Thomas, David, 1943- singer. |
| Other author/creator | King, Andrew singer. |
| Other author/creator | Hogwood, Christopher, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Racine, Jean, 1639-1699. Esther. |
| Other author/creator | Westminster Cathedral. Boys Choir performer. |
| Other author/creator | Academy of Ancient Music, performer. |
| Series |
Florilegium
Florilegium. UNAUTHORIZED
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| General note | Oiseau-Lyre: 414 423-2 (414 424-2--414 425-2). |
| General note | Oratorio. |
| General note | Sung in English. |
| General note | Libretto probably by Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot, based on the play by Jean Racine. |
| General note | Performed on authentic instruments. |
| General note | "The present performance follows the text of the original 1718 version of Esther as preserved in many copies and in what remains of the autograph score."--Program notes. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Program notes and synopsis by Anthony Hicks and libretto with French and German translations (54 p. : ill.) inserted in box. |
| Performer |
Patrizia Kwella, Emma Kirkby, sopranos ; Drew Minter, alto ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ian Partridge, Paul Elliott, Andrew King, tenors ; David Thomas, bass ; Westminster Cathedral Boys Choir ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Academy of Ancient Music ; Christopher Hogwood, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in St. Jude's Church, London, Oct. 1984. |
| Publisher number | 414 423-2 Oiseau-Lyre |
| Publisher number | 414 424-2 Oiseau-Lyre |
| Publisher number | 414 425-2 Oiseau-Lyre |
