94留聲機大獎/企鵝評鑑***
Queen Elizabeth I Josephine Barstow
Earl of Essex Philip Langridge
Lady Essex Della Jones
Lord Mountjoy Jonathan Summers
Penelope, Lady Rich Yvonne Kenny
Sir Robert Cecil Alan Opie
Sir Walter Raleigh Richard van Allan
Henry Cuffe Bryn Terfel
A Lady-in-waiting Janice Watson
A blind Ballad Singer Willard White
The Recorder of Norwich John Shirley-Quirk
A Housewife Jenevora Williams
The Spirit of the Masque John Mark Ainsley
The Master of Ceremonies Peter Hoare
The City Crier James Miller-Coburn
Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera
Sir Charles Mackerras