Great success for SINGTHROUGH CENTRAL and the cast of Serse (Xerxes) tonight! Congrats and kudos to all! After weeks of hard work on our recits and on our arias, the cast of Serse really succeeded in bringing this music and drama to life.
What beautiful vocalism, and impassioned singing on everyone's part! We dealt admirably with the technological uncertainties and glitchiness and discrepancies between everyone's equipment and internet speed. We made music. Everyone learned so much about Handel style and ornamentation as well.
There was great camaraderie and even these daunting recitatives were tamed!!! These must be some of Handel's hardest recits; because he was exploding the old forms and starting to make a more fluid structure in this, one of his last operas!!!!
Almost the best thing about this form of music-making is that SINGTHROUGH CENTRAL casts no longer need to be in the same studio in the same city! In fact, we had participants from all over the East coast of the US, and as far away as Key West, FL, and Mexico City, MX!!!!
What a great accomplishment for all. Here’s our cast at the final curtain!
