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Handel Rides Into Cowboy Land

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

George Frederic Handel, February 23, 1685 - April 14, 1759

If Artistic Director Joel Revzen’s intention in 2006 is to give his Arizona Opera Company an operatic face-lift and move it into the national spotlight, he has succeeded handsomely. This was the first time the opera company delved into the world of Baroque Opera and from the viewpoint of vocal accomplishments and visual innovations, Revzen made the right choices. With his production team and in his light-handed musical approach to George Frideric Handel’s secular oratorio, he turned Semele into a full blown operatic work.

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Nick del Vecchio, the chief contributor to Living at the Opera, has been an avid operagoer since the age of eight, has taught opera courses on Verdi, Puccini and Mozart in Philadelphia and Tucson, AZ, sponsored singers' evenings for local organizations, and has written opera reviews and commentary on his extensive travels in Italy, Russia and throughout North and South America.

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Peggy Erhardt-Gray is the editor of Living at the Opera.

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