I like choirs much more than solos. But in recent weeks I've been paying more attention to solos, and particularly in the Messiah, the solo below struck me immensely as I listened to Handel's Messiah tonight:
He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn;
the Lord shall have them in derision.
(Psalm 2:4)
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;
thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
(Psalm 2:9)
When I heard it sung tonight at the annual Christmas performance I was struck at the forcefulness and power of a strong tenor.
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