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This contrast between this beautifully written, elegantly constructed music and this outrageous storyline is part of what drew me in.
- Shyla Nelson
There are lots of layers to these characters. Vocally, Handel is at his very finest. You have highly virtuosic coloratura arias that really display both the vocal artistry and the flourish that has become known as characteristic of Handel's writing. In addition to that, there are these beautiful passages, these beautiful arias that are also very legato, long phrases and beautiful (harmonic) progressions that really evoke those deeper levels of emotion that are part of what is being expressed in this story.
- Shyla Nelson