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GF Handel Esther HWV 50a (earliest reconstructible version 1720/Bernard Gates revival 1732)
SOLOMON’S KNOT
Esther Zoë Brookshaw
Ahasuerus Xavier Hetherington
Haman Alex Ashworth
Mordecai Joseph Doody
Israelite Boy Clare Lloyd-Griffiths
1st Israelite Thomas Herford
Priest of the Israelites Kate Symonds-Joy
Priest of the Israelites James Hall
Habdonah, Officer, 2nd Israelite David de Winter
Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director)
Violin I George Clifford (leader), Maxim del Mar
Violin II Gabi Jones, Will McGahon
Viola Joanne Miller
Cello Gavin Kibble
Double Bass Jan Zahourek
Flute Eva Caballero
Oboe Daniel Lanthier
Bassoon Inga Maria Klaucke (l), Sally Holman
Horn Kathryn Zevenbergen (l), Kate Goldsmith
Trumpet Fruzsina Hara
Harp Aileen Henry
Theorbo Josep Maria Martí Duran
Harpsichord & Organ James Johnstone