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Jephtha: Handel's last English oratorio at the Halle Handel Festival

Jeremy Ovenden
© Thomas Ziegler
Tim Mead and Marie Lys
© Thomas Ziegler
The cast and Les Talens Lyriques
© Thomas Ziegler
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“Jeremy Ovenden turned in a heartfelt performance, with a clear, well-deployed tenor”
Reviewed at Konzerthalle Ulrichskirche, Halle on 30 May 2024
Handel, Jephtha
Christophe Rousset, Conductor
Les Talens Lyriques
Chœur de chambre de Namur
Jeremy Ovenden, Jephtha
Marie Lys, Iphis
Sophie Harmsen, Storgé
Tim Mead, Hamor
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Zebul
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