Word: deidamia
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...modern ears, Handel's more successful operas-Rodelinda, Ottone, Giulio Cesare-have proved more appealing than his oratorios. German Handelians have already dusted off and scheduled eight operas, including an unexpectedly witty production of Deidamia, a featherweight tale of Achilles in girls' clothing. "He is the great melodist of all times," glowed Conductor Sir Arthur Bliss in London last week. "Greater even than Mozart. This festival will give some idea of his grandeur...
...Glee Club singers and the Choral Society will open the program with three choruses by George Frederick Handel--"The Heart That's Contented" from "Admetus", "May No Rash Intruder" from "Solomon", and "The Foolish Lover Squanders" from "Deidamia...
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