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From:  qed <qed@n...>
qed <qed@n...>
Date:  Sun Jul 29, 2001  9:56 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Baroque era recital opener needed


Molly McLinden wrote:

> I am trying to get a good grasp of "Oh! had I Jubal's Lyre!" but I wonder if
> it's meant for lighter soprano...because it's tempo is ideal for an opener
> type aria.
>

Don't discount it. Janet Baker recorded a mean Jubal's Lyre, and her voice
could hardly be described as soprano or light.

Regards

Helen Duggan
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