Opéra en cinq actes-Against the background of the July Revolution of 1830 two libretti were written for the Grand Opéra in Paris by Eugène Scribe probably the best-known poet of the July Monarchy: ?La Juive? and Les Huguenots'. Both operas are closely related to the politicial history of France.Fromental Halévy composed La Juive in 1835 and Giacomo Meyerbeer ?Les Huguenots? in 1836; there are …
Bel Piacere (Countless Pleasures) is a song from the opera Rinaldo. It has been arranged for SATB choir by Stanford Robinson with the words translated into Enlgish by Geoffrey Dunn. A Piano reduction is provided for rehearsal purposes.G F Handel (1685-1759) was a German-born British composer and organist who spent his life working in London. He is credited with popularising opera in Britain both…
