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Lives in Brighton: loves walking the dog, cooking meals with her daughters, going to concerts and opera and to low budget Continental films; enjoys seeing her literacy students make progress, keeping busy and planning improvements to her house. Musn't forget reading, would live with her nose in a book all the time if she could. Is at peace with herself most of the time.
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Why Mr Handel chose to debut the Messiah in Dublin

George Frideric Handel landed in London in 1711 after living in Italy for three years and familiarising himself with every aspect of the Italian opera. His timing proved to be impeccable. For, while, the aristocratic taste for all things Italian was just taking off, on the music front a few things were missing: Italian singers, orchestral players, and composers of opera.

His luck didn’t stop there.

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Messiah: Love, Music and Malice at a Time of Handel

3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions

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