Excerpts from 17th century English operas and incidental music. Title from container. Program notes by Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas and biographical notes on the performers in French with English and German translations; program notes by Peter Holman in English with French and German translations; and texts of the vocal works in English with French translations (33 pages : portraits) inserted in container. Recorded. 2020 February. Ferme de Villefavard, France. Eugénie Lefebvre, soprano (tracks 2, 5, 11, 15, 18, 21-22) ; Étienne Bazola, baritone (tracks 3, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21-22) ; Ensemble Les Surprises ; Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, conductor. Vocal selections sung in English.