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Sacred Dramas

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The third in a Lenten series of oratorios by Handel. Deborah
Libretto by SAMUEL HUMPHREYS. (soprano) (soprano) (soprano) (mezzo-soprano) (tenor)(bass)
TAVERNER CHOIR
TAVERNER PLAYERS directed by ANDREW PARROTT Act
2.45* Duncan Chisholm presents readings from
Handel's contemporaries in which the Biblical heroine
Deborah is compared to Queen Caroline and the morality of the story is discussed.
2.50* Acts 2 and 3

Contributors

Soprano:
Samuel Humphreys.
Directed By:
Andrew Parrott
Deborah:
Nancy Argenta
Jael:
Judith Rees
Israelite woman:
Emily van Evera
Barak:
Eirian James
Sisera:
Neil Jenkins
Abinoam:
David Thomas
Source: Radio Times

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