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Daily Archives: January 29, 2014
What I’m Singing: Non Lo Diro Col Labbro
This is an excerpt from the 1996 film version of Jane Austen’s Emma, with Emma (Gwyneth Paltrow) duetting charmingly with Frank Churchill (Ewan McGregor). The song is an English version of a Handel aria, Non Lo Diro Col Labbro. The English song wasn’t created, however, until 100 years after Jane Austen wrote Emma. Ah, well, poetic licence … Continue reading
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Tagged Alto Castrato, Castrato, Countertenor, David Walker, Ewan McGregor, Farinelli, Gwyneth Paltrow, Handel, Jane Austen, Non Lo Diro Col Labbro, Opera, Ptolemy, s Emma, Senesino, Singing, Soprano Castrato, Tolomeo
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