Word: rodelinda
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...composer before or since. When he was buried with regal pomp in Westminster Abbey in 1759, 3,000 people attended the ceremony, and the press reminded its readers that Handel was to music what "Mr. Pope was in poetry." Last week, with performances of the operas Samson, Semele and Rodelinda, the English were again busy honoring their imported genius in the bicentennial year of his death...
...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...
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