This aria is pretty much a requirement for the first week of Advent. For one thing, it’s from Handel’s Messiah, which is compulsory listening at this time of year, at least in my world. For another, it’s one of the…
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Good Friday: He Was Despised and Rejected (Handel)
I actually sang Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott at this morning’s Good Friday service, and had every intention of posting it here. But as I was sitting at my desk, writing about last night’s Maundy Thursday service in more detail, Mayhem,…
Handel’s Messiah: Rejoice Greatly!
As anyone who has looked at the front page of this blog recently will know, I’m singing the soprano solos for a Sing Your Own Messiah production in a couple of weeks. This is the first time I’ve sung a…
Review: Handel’s Messiah, directed by Claus Guth
Preliminary thoughts: I never thought I’d say this, but I have *such* a crush on Bejun Mehta, the male alto in Claus Guth’s version of the Messiah. *swoon* And this despite my general antipathy towards male altos (stealing my solos…
Advent Calendar Day 8 – For unto us a child is born (Handel)
You can’t have Advent without The Messiah, at least not in Australia. Though, actually, I’ve never managed to sing in a performance of The Messiah, which suggests I’m doing it wrong. Anyway, this was another of the quotes from the…