art direction Alex Smith
baritone vocals [henry cuffe] Bryn Terfel
baritone vocals [lord mountjoy] Jonathan Summers
baritone vocals [sir robert cecil] Alan Opie
baritone vocals [the city crier] James Miller-Coburn
baritone vocals [the recorder of norwich] John Shirley-Quirk
bass vocals [a blind ballad singer] Willard White
bass vocals [sir walter raleigh] Richard Van Allan
chorus Monmouth School Choir
chorus Welsh National Opera Chorus
chorus master [director, monmouth school choir] Jonathan Holmes
chorus master, conductor [assistant conductor] Gareth Jones
composed by Benjamin Britten
conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
edited by [tape editor] Jenni Whiteside
engineer John Dunkerley
engineer Simon Eadon
gittern Tom Finucane
leader [orchestra leader] John Stein
libretto by William Plomer
liner notes Donald Mitchell
liner notes Peter Evans
liner notes Philip Reed
liner notes [french translation] Decca
liner notes [french translation] Elisabeth Rhodes
liner notes [french translation] Jean-Claude Poyet
liner notes [german translation] Anne Steeb
liner notes [german translation] Bernd Müller
liner notes [german translation] Decca
liner notes [german translation] Friederike Schoeneck-Böttger
liner notes [german translation] Gery Bramall
liner notes [italian translation] Decca
liner notes [italian translation] Maria Garofalo
liner notes [synopsis] Avril Bardoni
mezzo-soprano vocals [a housewife] Jenevora Williams
mezzo-soprano vocals [lady essex] Della Jones
orchestra The Welsh National Opera Orchestra
painting [slipcase / front inlay / booklet cover] Nicholas Hilliard
performer [earl of essex's page] Dominic Gill
performer [lord mountjoy's page] Christopher Cornall
photography by [artist photos] Mary Robert
photography by [benjamin britten, booklet cover] Clive Strutt
photography by [benjamin britten, p. 2] Decca
photography by [cover painting] Tate Gallery, London
producer Andrew Cornall
producer Morten Winding
soprano vocals [a lady-in-waiting] Janice Watson
soprano vocals [penelope, lady rich] Yvonne Kenny
soprano vocals [queen elizabeth i] Josephine Barstow
tenor vocals [earl of essex] Philip Langridge
tenor vocals [spirit of the masque] John Mark Ainsley
tenor vocals [the master of ceremonies] Peter Hoare
Record Company The Decca Record Company Limited
Phonographic Copyright (p) The Decca Record Company Limited
Copyright (c) The Decca Record Company Limited
Made By PMDC, Germany
Recorded At Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Published By Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd
Copyright (c) Donald Mitchell (2)
Copyright (c) Peter Evans (27)
Copyright (c) Trustees Of The Britten-Pears Foundation
Copyright (c) Avril Bardoni
Total timing 148.13

A recording made in association with the Britten Estate Limited

This recording was made in the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 26 October - 6 November 1992
The following microphones were used: Neumann M50, KM 84, TLM170; Schoeps 2S, MK21.
The recording was monitored on B & W Loudspeakers.

Slipcase/Front inlay/Booklet cover: Queen Elizabeth I by Nicholas Hilliard — The Tate Gallery, London

Liner notes: © 1993 Donald Mitchell, © 1993 Peter Evans
The excerpts from Britten's letters are quoted by kind permission of the Trustees of the Britten-Pears Foundation, © 1993.
Compilation and editing © 1993 Donald Mitchell and Philip Reed
Synopsis: © 1993 Avril Bardoni

Printed on rear inlay:
℗ 1993 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
© 1993 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
Printed in Germany/Imprimé en Allemagne. Made in Germany

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Catalog number is printed as 440 213-2 on the discs, and as 440 213-2 ZHO2 (last 4 characters boxed) on the box, spines, rear inlay card and booklet rear.

CDs come packaged in a fatbox double jewel case, housed in a cardboard slipcase and including a 208-page booklet with notes and libretto in English, French, German, and Italian.
Barcode: 028944021325 (Scanned)
Barcode: 0 28944 02132 5 (Text)
SPARS Code: DDD
Label Code: LC 0171
Price Code: BA 927
Price Code: ZHO2
Rights Society: BIEM/Stemra
Other: 440 214-2 (Disc 1 Catalog Number)
Other: 440 215-2 (Disc 2 Catalog Number)
Matrix / Runout: 440 214-2 01 / MADE IN GERMANY G (Disc 1)
Matrix / Runout: 440 215-2 01 > MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC G (Disc 2)