Thursday, 29 October 2009
Review of "Susanna"
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My review of Sunday's performance of Handel's Susanna from William Christie and Les Arts Florissants is here on Music and Vision.
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I wonder if you would be kind enough to let me know how much of Susanna Christie gave in London. In the Ambronay performance no fewer that 9 arias were shorn of their 'B' section and da capo, an unforgivable piece of butchery.
ReplyDeleteBrian Robins
I wasn't aware of cuts to B sections and if they'd done so many I'm sure I would have noticed!
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