Mashinka Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 The recent discussion about Handel has prompted me to ask a question about the Ballet "Love in Bath". I have a CD of the music for this ballet which was adapted by Sir Thomas Beecham from music by Handel and Sir Thomas clearly made a good job of it. However the sleevenotes on the recording say absolutely nothing about the ballet itself. Was it actually performed or was it a score that suffered the same fate as Britten's "Plymouth Town", written for the ballet and then never used? Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I am unaware of any stagings of this work. I can understand why not, as dramatically, there are some pretty slow parts. A few judicious cuts could make it work, IMO. (Anybody wants to stage it, save the part of Dr. Johnson for me!) Link to comment
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