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The concert featured two outstanding vocalists, soprano Teresa Radomski and contralto Lee Morgan, in arias and duets. In Handel's time, male romantic leads were usually sung by treble-voiced castrati. Modern performances often rewrite these parts for today's lower male voices. In Friday's performance, Morgan portrayed Orlando, Bertarido, Radamisto and Demetrio with her rich, emotion-filled contralto, giving the audience the opportunity to experience the music in the register Handel intended. True contraltos are rare in our musical landscapes, so the singer who is prominently featured on CB-113, Lee Morgan, is a welcome discovery whom we hope to hear in the concert hall. Rinaldo's aria "Caro sposa, amante cara dove sei?" displays the virtues of Morgan's dense and dusky voice in a long flowing line contrasted with a fast passage that shows off her flexibility. She subtly varies the repetitions. Introduced by delicate pastoral music, "Verdi prati," from Alcina, receives a moving performance by Morgan of Ruggiero's troubled remembrance of homeland. ...The opening performance was the aria "Cara sposa, amante cara, dove sei?" from Rinaldo. Lee Morgan's voice seemed to unfold from the music with startling beauty rather than just appear at the appointed time. She sang Rinaldo's aria of lost love with convincing sadness and as Ruggiero from Alcina, Ms. Morgan performed with a deep richness... |
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