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This is the most sublime of the Stones' hits. Henry VIII explaining his decision to execute Anne Boleyn and marry Jane Seymour. Brian and the dulcimer was superb.

I first saw this opera at the Terme de Caracalla in Rome over 40 years ago with Cesare Siepe. Then in LA with Triegle. Then later with Ramey. This final scene, which is only partially shown here, has always blown me away.

He died way too young.

This is altogether excellent. Superb diction. Maybe a bit faster tempo.

Ms Director:

How about taking your foot off the brake and taking it at the tempo it was meant to be sung? Sounds like you're slogging through mud.

This is what happens when you have a director who doesn't have a clue about English Renaissance music. The tempo is way to slow; it should be more sprightly. Maybe you should stick to a more modern repetoire.

@mychemfreak246 No, it isn't. Generally, children who grow up bilingual conserve the correct pronunciation of both languages. Also, she would have never used "usted," which didn't exist then, but "vuestra merced."

@telamon2011 Juana was Queen of Castile. Fernando had signed an agreement at his marriage that he would have no authority in Castile. On the death of Isabel she rose to the throne. All official documents while Charles was king until her death carried her signature too.

Jeeze, I hate the Northern Italian accent!

I love Hitchens, but he makes several mistakes. The Immaculate Conception refers to Mary, not Jesus. There was a census, it caused the Judas the Galelean revolt in 6 CE. He implies all the gospels have a Nativity story...there are only two.

Charles never was in England.

@Chrisiant I don't mean to demean Henry. He was very well educated and spoke several languages. But it has been pretty well established that More wrote the "Defence" and Cornysh wrote the songs.

@telamon2011 De nada.

I love this song. Tuve la oportunidad de ir a un concierto de este grupo en Los Angeles, CA hace más de 35 años ya. Todavía me acuerdo del ambiente y de la reacción del pueblo.

Wow, was that an innocent time!

Jerry Hadley's death was an absolute tragedy. I realize that everytime I hear this piece.

As I said on the Spanish version of this, which seems to have been deleted, it she cannot feed her famili why is she pregnant again?

@JoshClements22

It's in medieval Latin. A collection of the Goliard songs set to music by Orff.

I love that this shows what the violins and trumpets have to go through.

When I go to Coventry, and see the ruins of the old cathedral, this song runs through my mind.

"Hey idiots!!! She is pregnant!!! This is my sister!!! I love her and will do anything for her!!!!"

If she is having trouble feeding her family, why is she having more kids? Maybe a little self-responsibility is called for.

Nice job. Not sure why you need a conductor since none of you were looking at him.

It's interesting the the author of platonic theatrical pieces for the Duke of Alba could come up with canción escabrosa.

Jerry Orbach was an absolutely consummate artist.

God, what voice!

I always thought it meant that she was wasted on drugs.

Your diction is faultless. Is that a baby in the backround?

How on earth did Bach have all that music running through his head? There is not a piece of his that does not bring tears to my eyes.

This is an incredibly difficult piece to do well, and this group is superb.

Thomas Weelkes...hopeless alcoholic and glorious composer. Master of word painting.

Was there a reason 3 of the 4 of you needed the music?

This is about as sexually suggestive as you get then: "someone else is getting all your best."

Depressing to think all those babes dancing around him are now in their 60s.

I always loved Mary's "came a prancin' and a dancin'".

Of all of his songs, this is my favorite. A superb example of an extended metaphor. He is so good it's scary.

La dulce voz de Jara, callada por el odio y el miedo. Tal como le sucedió a García Lorca.

As someone on the downslope of his life, I can say I enjoyed Joni, and Joan, and Judy, and Gordon, and P P & M and so many others. What passes now for music is so much merde.

Neil Levang is great in this. How many times in all the years there did he play fiddle? Not enough.

This is guy who fired Alice Lon for showing her ankles.

The finest version ever was the BBC production with Keith Michel as Henry.

Fascinating to hear what Bach did with the melody.

My 70 year-old sister bawls like a baby a this point in the movie. It is absolutely superb.