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Can You Handel Seattle Opera’s Semele?

Brenda Rae (Semele) and the Seattle Opera Chorus in Handel's masterpiece Semele. © Avi Loud

Brenda Rae (Semele) and the Seattle Opera Chorus in Handel’s masterpiece Semele.
© Avi Loud

Typical. I studied hard for the accessible Tosca. But I walked into Seattle Opera’s production of Semele cold. And I really could have used a little preparation; a Twitter hashtage for the production was #CanYouHandelIt. Knowing these five things ahead of time would have helped me Handel it better. Read More