Trove Thursday

Queen Elizabeth I: Christine Brewer Countess of Essex: Pamela Helen Stephen Lady Rich: Janice Watson Lady in Waiting: Gail Pearson Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex: Tom Randle Lord Mountjoy: Peter Coleman Wright Sir Robert Cecil: Roderick Williams Sir Walter Raleigh: Robert Hayward Henry Cuffe: Jesse Clark Spirit of the Masque: James Gilchrist Blind Ballad Singer: Robert Lloyd Recorder of Norwich: John Shirley-Quirk Opera North Chorus Tiffin Boys Choir Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Richard Hickox Aldeburgh Festival June 2003 Broadcast