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#2 Handel's Messiah
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the second episode we will hear about Handel nearly being ruined by pretentious opera divas and opera productions that were overly expensive. We will also hear how the opera audience at the time would both drink, talk and play cards during the performances - and how a furious audience once nearly took Covent Garden apart because they wanted the audience to pay full price for their tickets. In other words Handel had several reasons for going to Dublin.
Released:
Dec 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (24)
#3 Handel's Messiah: No Messiah without Charles Jennens! Because creating this holy oratorio was his idea. It was he who wrote the libretto based on the Bible. However, Charles Jennens had no interest in getting his name mentioned. He never asked to be paid for his work... by Handel's Messiah - the advent calendar