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From: Margaret Harrison
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Subject: Re: More Humourous Recital Help!
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Fiona Chow wrote:

> Now I am reposting - asking if any of you are aware of repertoire that is
> humourous, or could fit under a "foolish" title (not so sure what kind of
> title I can come up with here)... for such a recital.

Henry Purcell, "What Can We Poor Females Do?"

And I think Handel's aria for soprano from Semele, "Myself I Shall Adore" is absolutely
hilarious! Especially if its sung while looking at yourself in a mirror (or, as in the
production I saw, a hand mirror frame with no glass, so the audience isn't blocked from
your face).

Peggy

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Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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