ECCLES: Semele - 2CD - World Premiere Recording

John Eccles (1668-1735)

Semele (Libretto Congreve)

First Complete Integral Recording

Music and Stage Director Anthony Rooley
The Florida State University Opera & Early Music Departments

Complete with libretto and extensive liner notes. Regis Records presents the World Premiere complete recording of the little-known masterpiece by the Rodgers and Hammerstein of their day (1707) - William Congreve and John Eccles. Directed by Anthony Rooley, without question one of the leaders of music exploration alive today with over 120 recorded CD's of largely unexplored material to his credit, Semele is alive and vibrant in this production which involved the Early Music departments of Florida State University.