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Händel\'s Giulio Cesare opera
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The "Coronation" is not preformed live anywhere, to my knowledge. But it does have singing Praetorian Guardsmen complaining about the deterioating state of the Empire, which other period operas lack.

The one I have and recomend is London Label, 1991 Monteverdi L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA by the Monteverdi Ensemble of Zuric Opera House, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponenllle. Original production, 1979. This Nikolaus Harnoncourt production is out on DVD, BTW, and is the best in my opinion.

Monteverdi wrote some short one act opertas which include Il Combatamento de Tancredi e Clorinda, where Tancredi is sung by a tenor, the narator by a bass and Clorinda by a woman. Tancredi kills the Moorish knight Clorinda and discovers it is his own daughter by a medalion he found under her armor.

One day when I was do the policeman thing, I came on duty to find the last shift had arrested one of our local thugs who we arrest ever week or so and some how is never sent to prison. Why is never explained. Anyway, he was in a holding cell screaming bad words and making a nusance of his self. The outgoing shift told me that he wanted me to sing opera for him. I after some deliberation I sugguested that he would probabally like "Il Combtamento". I "sang" all three parts. I use the term sing in the most liberal interpretation, since this is something I do not do well at all. I did not get very far when the outgoing shift started to throw things at me and the local thug was screaming he would shut up if only I would. Please!. He did behave until he was booked. I was told never to do that again as we could be sued for mistreatment of a prisoner. Too bad "Il Combatamento" was one of my favorites.

Ralph
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Händel\'s Giulio Cesare opera - by Epictetus - 09-15-2011, 03:57 PM
Re: Händel\'s Giulio Cesare opera - by Narukami - 09-15-2011, 10:50 PM
Re: Händel\'s Giulio Cesare opera - by Vindex - 09-15-2011, 11:02 PM
Re: Händel\'s Giulio Cesare opera - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 09-16-2011, 02:48 AM
Re: Händel\'s Giulio Cesare opera - by Epictetus - 09-16-2011, 09:33 AM
Re: Händel\'s Giulio Cesare opera - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 09-16-2011, 08:53 PM

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