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SUMMARY:Austin Baroque Orchestra & Chorus
DESCRIPTION:Handel’s operas were wildly popular in London. They were so p
 opular that the immigrant Handel was soon the most famous musician in the
  English capital\, and he had more than his share of friends\, enemies\, 
 and frenemies. The English couldn’t get enough of his musical dramas\, co
 mplete with all of the extremes of human emotion\, not to mention the ple
 thora off-stage personal drama that permeated the lives of his divas. The
  industrious Saxon realized that Londoners might enjoy religious drama as
  much as they did operas about ancient heroes and gods. In 1732 he revise
 d an earlier piece he had written\, based on a libretto by Jean Racine an
 d depicting the story of the Old Testament heroine Esther. His supporters
  found out\, and begged him to reprise the work. There was one problem: t
 he Bishop of London forbade any presentation of any Biblical story on sta
 ge. Handel’s solution was simple and
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 8001 Mesa Drive\, Austin\, TX
URL:http://austinbaroqueorchestra.org/
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