Semele is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. Semele was fashioned for presentation "in the manner of an oratorio” but is presented today as an opera. The work was first performed on February 10, 1744 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London. The audience for the concert series, held yearly during Lent at London's Theatre Royal, Covent Garden expected Bible-based subject matter. Most oratorios, including most of those by Handel, would have met this expectation. But the amorous topic of Semele, which is practically a creation of the late Restoration Period, transparently drew on Greek myths, not Hebrew laws. It displeased those who attended the Lenten seasons for a different kind of uplift, and, being in English, likewise irritated the supporters of true Italian opera. This 1993 recording stars Kathleen Battle, Marilyn Horne and Samuel Ramey. John Nelson conducts.
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Semele
Friday, August 13, 2010
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