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Sacred Dramas

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The fourth in a Lenten series of seven oratorios by Handel. Jephtha
Libretto by THOMAS MORELL. (tenor)(baritone)(contralto) (soprano) (counter-tenor) (soprano)
LONDON BAROQUE
LONDON BAROQUE CHOIR directed by CHARLES MEDLAM Parti
2.30* Duncan Chisholm presents readings from Handel's English contemporaries which contribute to the debate about whether Jephtha actually sacrificed his daughter or not.
2.35* Parts 2 and 3 (R)

Contributors

Tenor:
Thomas Morell.
Directed By:
Charles Medlam
Unknown:
Duncan Chisholm
Jephtha:
Howard Crook
Zebul:
Stephen Varcoe
Storge:
Mary Nichols
Iphis:
Emma Kirkby
Hamor:
Christopher Robson
Angel:
Deborah Roberts
Source: Radio Times

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