Elly Ameling (soprano 1: the widow, the angel, a seraph)
Renate Krahmer (soprano 2: the boy, a seraph)
Annelies Burmeister (contralto 1: an angel, a seraph)
Gisela Schroter (contralto 2: the queen, a seraph)
Peter Schreier (tenor 1: Obadiah)
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (tenor 2: Ahab)
Theo Adam (bass1 : Elijah)
Hermann Christian Polster (bass 2)
Christel Klug, Roswitha Trexler, Ingrid Wandelt (three angels)
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig