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...opera, probably first performed for Queen Anne??s birthday, made its London debut in 1706. The plot concerns Camilla, the rightful queen of the Volscians, and is a sexy tale of usurpation, mistaken identities, love, war and imprisonment. Sung in English and replete with what Griesbach deems “conspicuous melodies,” Camilla became the second most popular opera in eighteenth-century England, trailing only the Beggar’s Opera. Neil F. Davidson ’03, president of the Early Music Society and producer of Camilla, maintains that the opera?...
...Anne??s skill, though, extends beyond portraying love’s early stages. Her opening speech in the second act is superb, and the audience sees her become a woman as she rejects her father and her family in favor of her new husband. This transition from young lover to woman that so often proves difficult for even the best actresses seems effortless for Jump...