 Most were variations on the theme of a woman "indignant or cynical about the deception of men", but there was also a striking 1790 number written for an "opera seria" that seemed to be about the sack of Troy.Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Il mondo della luna, drama giocosa in tre atti (Eszterháza, 1777), Hob.XXVIII/7, libretto after Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793)
Act One

Act Two

Act Three

Appendix

Arias performed by Edith Mathis and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conducted by Armin Jordan



In 1978, Philips released the album as a set of four LPs (catalogue number 6769 003) and also on cassette (catalogue number 7699 078), both issues being accompanied by texts and translations and notes by Marc Vignal.