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Saturday, May 28, 2011

A Few More Reasons to See Chora Nova Tonight

We had a great dress rehearsal Friday night; our soloists absolutely floored me. Beautiful voices, great singing: Jennifer Paulino and Michele Byrd, sopranos; Paul Flight, countertenor; Brian Thorsett, tenor.

Also, if you come to this concert, maybe you can tell me what a Handelian rage aria is doing in the middle of Galuppi's Nisi Dominus. I nearly fell off my chair when I heard it.

Once more with feeling:

8 p.m.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
Corner of Dana & Durant (it's the brick building at that ocrner. Diagonally across the street is First Presbyterian, where we also sing sometimes. Don't go there. :)
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2 comments:

  1. David BratmanMay 28, 2011 at 11:15:00 PM PDT

    You didn't exaggerate. Byrd was magnificent; Paulino even more so.

    Maybe somebody can tell me how anybody ever thought the "Dixit Dominus" wasn't by Vivaldi. It sounds exactly like him.

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  2. Lisa HirschMay 28, 2011 at 11:24:00 PM PDT

    Glad you enjoyed!!

    Ha, re the Vivaldi ID.

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