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Judas Maccabeus

BBC Radio 3
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Oratorio by Handel, performed in the original 1747 version. Libretto by Thomas Morell.
London Handel Choir and Orchestra directed by Denys Darlow
8.20 A reading from the original story in the King James version of the Apocrypha.
8.25 Part 2
9.15 A reading from the memoirs of the Chevalier de Johnstone concerning the '45, a campaign with which Handel's oratorio was associated.
9.20 Part 3
(In association with The City Fire insurance Co Ltd and Marks and Spencer PLC)

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Morell.
Directed By:
Denys Darlow
Judas Maccabeus:
William Kendall(tenor)
Simon, his brother:
Stephen Varcoe (bass)
Israetitish woman:
Jennifer Smith (soprano)
Israelitisk man:
Margaret Cable (alto)
Source: Radio Times

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