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Performance on 3: Il Parnasso in Festa

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A rare opportunity to hear Handel's sparkling serenata Il Parnasso in Festa - composed to celebrate a royal wedding in 1734 - in a performance recorded at the 1997 London Handel Festival.
Mhairi Lawson, Jeni Bern and Joanne Lunn (sopranos), Deborah Miles-Johnson and Catherine King (mezzos), Stephen Varcoe (bass), London Handel Orchestra, conductor Denys Darlow

Contributors

Soprano:
Mhairi Lawson
Soprano:
Jeni Bern
Soprano:
Joanne Lunn
Mezzo:
Deborah Miles-Johnson
Mezzo:
Catherine King
Bass:
Stephen Varcoe
Musicians:
London Handel Orchestra
Conductor:
Denys Darlow
Source: Radio Times

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