UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CHORUS SMITHSONIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
PAUL TRAVER, conducting
SAUL (HWV 53)
AN ORATORIO OR SACRED DRAMA
libretto by CHARLES JENNENS
music by GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
| Cast in order of appearance: | |
| Michal, daughter of Saul .... | LORRAINE HUNT, soprano |
| Abner, commander of Saul's army .... | PATRICK ROMANO, tenor |
| Saul, King of Israel .... | DAVID EVITTS, baritone |
| David, son of Jesse .... | RENÉ JACOBS, counter-tenor |
| Jonathan, son of Saul .... | JOHN ALER, tenor |
| Merab, daughter of Saul .... | ISABELLE POULENARD, soprano |
| High Priest .... | MR. ROMANO |
| Doeg, a messenger .... | GORDON HAWKINS, baritone |
| Witch of Endor .... | MR. ROMANO |
| Apparition of Samuel .... | MR. HAWKINS |
| Amalekite .... | MR. ROMANO |
| Choruses of Israelites |
ACT I
Intermission
ACT II
ACT III
Daniel Pomeroy (1935-1986)
The Executive and Advisory Boards of the Maryland Handel Festival
dedicate this performance to the memory of Daniel Pomeroy,
past president of The Washington Friends of Handel.
