Hercules
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I’ve just completed two days of exhausting, thrilling rehearsals with the cast for Tafelmusik’s production of Handel’s Hercules. I began rehearsals with a great deal of trepidation. The only singer I had ever worked with extensively is the marvelous soprano Nathalie Paulin, who sings the role of the captive princess Iole.
Given the time constraints for rehearsal, I was deeply concerned about how efficiently I could work with the remaining four principals in this incredibly dramatic work. I needn’t have worried! The cast is superb and more than able to meet the musical and dramatic challenges presented by Handel and … Read more