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Sacred Dramas

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The fifth in a Lenten series of oratorios by Handel. Samson
EXCATHEDRA
AMSTERDAM BAROQUE ORCHESTRA directed by TON KOOPMAN . Act
2.50* Duncan Chisholm presents writings from Handel's contemporaries which debate the morality of Samson's so-called suicide, when he pulled down the Philistine temple and destroyed his enemies and himself.
2.55* Acts 2 and 3

Contributors

Directed By:
Ton Koopman
Unknown:
Duncan Chisholm
Dalila:
Monika Frimmer (soprano)
Micah:
Michael Chance (counter-Tenor)
Samson:
Guy Demey (tenor)
Manoah:
Klaus Mertens (bass)

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