Word: handell
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Lowell House opera productions get better each year. This time it's the American premiere of Handel's Semele--not really an opera at all, but a dramatized oratorio. Dramatically, the presentation may not be very exciting, but from a purely musical standpoint, it well deserved the ovation it received...
...Handel was above all a choral composer, and the extensive passages for chorus in Semele require a first-rank ensemble with clear texture and plenty of volume. The Lowell Musical Society was very fortunate to have the services of Hewitt Pantaleoni '52, an industrious, capable chorus director. The group sounded nearly perfect in unison, as well as in the tricky polyphonic sections. There was precision and grace here not always found even in professional groups...
Lightening strikes at Lowell House to night when the Musical Society presents the first American performance of Handel's opera, "Semele." The flash, which is part of the climax of the seldom performed work, heralds the death of Semele, the heroine...
...latter group, besides giving some fall concerts, is producing the House Opera, the American premiere of Handel's "Semele...
Composed by Handel and set by William Congreve, the Restoration dramatist, in 1743. "Semele" is known principally for its arias, "O Sleep why dost thou leave me?" and "Where'er You Walk...