[Magdalen] For would-be Venetians and Lovers of the Baroque Everywhere

Jay Weigel jay.weigel at gmail.com
Tue Jan 23 23:15:56 UTC 2018


My college roommate had the privilege of singing there at some point, I
don't know the circumstances. She had a lovely soprano voice.

On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 6:07 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> A terrifically fun piece to sing!  And if you have a good cornetto player,
> some of the runs are just unbelieveable.
>
> Italian music has this in-your-face style that is unique.  And when he
> wants to be lyrical, nobody puts Monteverdi in a corner.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 4:44 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Totally geeking out on this today. It's my favorite rendition of
> > Monteverdi's Vespers, done quite a few years ago in San Marco. I had a
> > video of it once, but it was lost in the divorce. Anyway it was a VHS.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJIwFO9A1f8&t=1221s
> >
>


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