Handel - Saul

Christopher Purves (Saul), Sarah Connolly (David), Robert Murray (Jonathan), Elizabeth Atherton (Merab), Joélle Harvey (Michal), Mark Dobell (High Priest), Jeremy Budd (Witch of Endor) & Stuart Young (Ghost of Samuel) The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason & Henry Waddington RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

Andreas Scholl, Neal Davies, Mark Padmore, Susan Gritton, Nancy Argenta Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh

Christopher Purves (Saul), Iestyn Davies (David), Lucy Crowe (Merab), Sophie Bevan (Michal), Paul Appleby (Jonathan), Benjamin Hulett (High Priest) & John Graham-Hall (Witch of Endor) The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ivor Bolton (conductor) & Barrie Kosky (director)

Christopher Purves (Saul), Iestyn Davies (David), Lucy Crowe (Merab), Sophie Bevan (Michal), Paul Appleby (Jonathan), Benjamin Hulett (High Priest) & John Graham-Hall (Witch of Endor) The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ivor Bolton (conductor) & Barrie Kosky (director)

Markus Brück (Saul), Benjamin Hulett (Jonathan), Eric Jurenas (David), Mary Bevan (Michal), Sophie Bevan (Merab), Raphael Höhn (High Priest/Witch), NDR Chor, FestspielOrchester Göttingen, Laurence Cummings

Christoph Soldan (piano), Ulrich Herkenhoff (pan flute), Matthias Keller (organ), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Michael Berner (tenor), Nancy Argenta (soprano) Maulbronner Kammerchor, Paweł Przytocki, Jürgen Budday

Nancy Argenta (soprano), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Laurie Reviol (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Mark Le Brocq (tenor), Michael Berner (tenor), Steffen Balbach (bass) Hanoverian Court Orchestra, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Jurgen Budday

Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Paul Esswood, Julia Varady, Elizabeth Gale, Helmut Wildhaber, Matthias Holle Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Florian Boesch (Saul), Jake Arditti (David), Anna Prohaska (Merab), Giulia Semenzato (Michal), Rupert Charlesworth (Jonathan), Rafał Tomkiewicz (Witch of Endor), Andrew Morstein (Amalekite) Freiburger Barockorchester, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Christopher Moulds, Claus Guth

Florian Boesch (Saul), Jake Arditti (David), Anna Prohaska (Merab), Giulia Semenzato (Michal), Rupert Charlesworth (Jonathan), Rafał Tomkiewicz (Witch of Endor), Andrew Morstein (Amalekite) Freiburger Barockorchester, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Christopher Moulds, Claus Guth

Ditte Andersen, Anna Prohaska, Maximilian Schmitt & Tim Mead Dresdner Kammerchor & Dresdner Barockorchester, Hans-Christoph Rademann

Sheila Armstrong (soprano), John Winfield (tenor), Donald McIntyre (bass), James Bowman (countertenor), Ryland Davies (tenor), Margaret Price (soprano), Gerald English (tenor), Stafford Dean (bass) English Chamber Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras

Alistair Miles, Derek Lee Ragin, John Mark Ainsley, Donna Brown & Lynne Dawson Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloist, John Eliot Gardiner

Gregory Reinhart, Matthias Koch, John Elwes, Vasilijka Jezovsek, Simone Kermes, Johannes Kalpers, Michail Schelomjanskis Kölner Kammerchor, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

Marcel Beekman, David Cordier, counter-tenor, Stephan MacLeod, bass, Claron McFadden, Barbara Schlick, soprano, Knut Schoch, tenor, Gotthold Schwarz Barockorchester Frankfurt, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei

Lynne Dawson, Donna Brown, Derek Lee Ragin, John Mark Ainsley, Neil Mackie, Alastair Miles, Philip Salmon, Philip Slane, Richard Savage, Simon Oberst, Holton English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

Rosemary Joshua (Michal), Emma Bell (Merab), Lawrence Zazzo (David), J eremy Ovenden (Jonathan), Michael Slattery (High Priest, Witch of Endor) Finnur Bjarnason (Amalekite, Abner), Henry Waddington (Doeg, Samuel) & Gidon Saks (Saul), Kerstin Avemo (soprano), Patricia Bardon (alto), Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Kobie van Rensburg (tenor) & Neal Davies (bass) RIAS Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, The Choir of Clare College & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Saul), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Jonathan), Paul Esswood (David), Julia Varady (Merab), Elizabeth Gale (Michal), Helmut Wildhaber (Witch of Endor, Amelikite, High Priest), Matthias Hölle (Samuel), Felicity Palmer (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Stephen Roberts (bass), Thomas Hampson (Apollo), Roberta Alexander (Dafne), Marjana Lipovsek (contralto), Philip Langridge, Kurt Equiluz & Thomas Moser (tenors), Stephen Roberts (baritone), Paul Esswood (Cesare), Roberta Alexander (Cleopatra), Marjana Lipovsek (Cornelia), Ann Murray (Sesto) Concentus musicus Wien, Stockholm Bach Choir, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Sarah Connolly (Cesare), Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra), Angelika Kirchschlager (Sesto), Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), Christopher Maltman (Achilla) & Rachid Ben Abdeslam (Nireno), Sonia Prina (Rinaldo), Varduhi Abrahamyan (Goffredo), Tim Mead (Eustazio), Anett Fritsch (Almirena), Brenda Rae (Armida), Luca Pisaroni (Argante) & William Towers (A Christian Magician), Christopher Purves (Saul), Iestyn Davies (David), Lucy Crowe (Merab), Sophie Bevan (Michal), Paul Appleby (Jonathan), Benjamin Hulett (High Priest) & John Graham-Hall (Witch of Endor) The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor) & David McVicar (stage director), Ottavio Dantone (conductor) & Robert Carsen (stage director), Ivor Bolton (conductor) & Barrie Kosky (director)

Karl Richter, Helmuth Rilling, Ulrich Stotzel, Rolf Beck