I don't know about recent recordings of Hildegard's __Ordo Virtutum__. I do know, however, that it is misleading to describe this fascinating work as either a "morality play" or an "opera." They are both anachronisms in this case. In a recent (and soon to be published ) paper, Pamela Sheingorn argued quite convincingly that the __Ordo__ must be understood in the context of the Ordo for the Consecration of Virgins at Hildegard's monastery at Rupertsberg. In other words, the piece belongs to the liturgiucal rites that solemnize the entrance into monastic life. Her paper will appear in a new volume devoted to Hildegard studies that is being edited by Audrey Davidson. If Pamela or other contributors to that volume are listening in, perhaps they would shed some additional light on the subject. I seem to recall that the recording called "A Feather on the Breath of God" does not contain the _Ordo Virtutum_. It was performed here in Washington two years ago at National Cathedral by musicians from the Folger Consort, but I don't know if they issued a recording. --Steve Wright WRIGHTS@CUAVAX