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Opera HANDEL: SERSE (Westminster; 3 LPs). One of the greatest boons of the expanding recorded repertoire was the debut last year on vinyl of Handel's Rodelinda; now comes his tragicomic opera Serse, or Xerxes, which begins with the famous aria Ombra mai fu, generally called Handel's Largo, a song of praise to a plane tree. The deep, dark, mellifluous voice of Alto Maureen Forrester as the Persian king is set off by the light, bright vocal acrobatics of Lucia Popp, a rising young Czech soprano. Brian Priestman is the conductor, using the Vienna Radio Orchestra...
...Handel--Arioso--"Ombra mai fu dt vegetabile" from "Serse". Mr. Partridge accompanied by string orchestra...
...Boston Symphony Orchestra last night before a large audience gave its first program in Cambridge under its new conductor, Henri Rabaud at Sanders Theatre. This was the first appearance in America of M. Rabaud. The program follows: 1. Beethoven, Symphony Eroica 2. Handel, Air--Ombra mal fu 3. Cesar Franck, Symphonic Poem Les Eolides (Saint-Saens) 4. Aria, My Heart at Thy Dear Voice 5. Weber, Overture to Euryanthe Soloist, Merle Alcock...
...assisted by Miss Marie O'Connell, contralto: Toccata and Fugue in D minor Bach Adagio, Bourgicault-Ducoudray Dr. Davison Recitative and Aria from "Constantin." Recitative, "From swarming highways I have escaped." Aria, "Lord, for whom my soul is burning." Vierling Miss O'Connell Scherzo, Widor Abendfriede. Rheinberger Dr. Davison "Ombra mai fu," Handel Miss O'Connell Bourree, Handel In Paradisum, Dubois Dr. Davison "Faith," Chadwick Miss O'Connell Evening Harmonies, Karg-Elert Finale, Guilmant Dr. Davison...
Handel, air, "Ombra mal fu", from "Xerxes...