Angels ever bright and fair (Handel) - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
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Uploaded by jdstivers on Jul 24, 2010
"Angels ever bright and fair"
from Handel's oratorio Theodora (HWV 68)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson with
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Nicholas McGegan
First performed March 16, 1750 at Convent Garden Theatre, London.
Libretto by Thomas Morrell after Robert Boyle's "The Matyrdom of Theodora and Didymus" (1687).
THEODORA:
Angels, ever bright and fair,
Take, oh take me to your care;
Speed to your own courts my flight
Clad in robes of virgin white.
CD available from Harmonia Mundi:
http://www.amazon.com/Lorraine-Hunt-Handel-George-Frideric/dp/B0000007EU/ref=...
Further research:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodora_(Handel)
Art by Adolphe William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
Uploader Comments (jdstivers)
All Comments (10)
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@MrAbellink I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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So moving and the artwork is so appropriate.
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So true, horseyak!
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Simply gorgeous singing. She is so missed.
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Adore the timeless beauty of this piece.The performance is just wonderful. Thank you very much for posting.
SuperLuckydream 6 months ago
@SuperLuckydream You're welcome. I am very fond of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's singing. What a tragedy that her life was cut short by cancer.
jdstivers 6 months ago
best version I've heard
heyboy08 1 year ago
@heyboy08 Isn't it stunning?!?!
jdstivers 1 year ago
Handel is my favourite composer -his music is inexhaustible! I was introduced to Lorraine Hunt-Liebersohn singing Handel in Peter Sellar's production of "Theodora" on DVD and was totally overwhelmed by the music and acting. II was on a high for weeks after viewing it and get the same effect whenever I rewatch it.
MrAbellink 1 year ago
@MrAbellink Yes, I have that DVD too and have watched it many times. Her performance in that is simply brilliant. I know exactly the effect you're describing.
jdstivers 1 year ago