Handelian
Americanadjective
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Handelians
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The cast came from different vocal traditions, which, while occasionally jarring, kept the Handelian flow of arias exciting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
There was even a patch of exhausting Handelian coloratura, a wink at the text’s account of a lover who “left me breathless,” and at a Costanzo specialty.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
It was funny, if not terribly Handelian, but pushing limits is what the ONE Festival is all about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2018
With that brilliant Handelian Laurence Cummings conducting the Glyndebourne on Tour revival from October, it will grow into glory: book now.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2011
Consequently there is no such difference between the form of the classical operatic aria of Mozart and that of the Handelian type as there is between sonata music and suite music.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
Isabel Bayrakdarian was a thrilling soloist, and the Seattle Symphony played under the leadership of one of the leading Handelians of our time, Nicholas McGegan, a conductor whose concerts are never less than exhilarating.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2011
Ho declined, saying with great sang froid, "You know we are Handelians."
From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by Hannah More
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