Listen to Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: Largo. "Ombra mai fù" (Serse) by John Nelson, Stephanie Blythe, Emmanuelle Haïm & Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: Largo. "Ombra mai fù" (Serse)

John Nelson, Stephanie Blythe, Emmanuelle Haïm & Orchestre de chambre de Paris

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

John Nelson

Conductor

Stephanie Blythe

Stephanie Blythe

Contralto

Emmanuelle Haïm

Emmanuelle Haïm

Harpsichord

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Ensemble

Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Orchestra

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel

Composer

Friedel Becker

Translation

Hugh Graham

Translation

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Etiénne Collard

Etiénne Collard

Producer

Alain Lanceron

Executive Producer

Hughes Deschaux

Hughes Deschaux

Editing Engineer

J. Henry Fair

Cover Art

Sheila Rock

Photography

Shazam Footer

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