O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me…

Starting the day off right, with a lovely aria from George “Too Hot To” Händel’s oratorio Semele, from the 1956 premiere recording, no less:

(You’ll be hearing lots of Baroque opera here, it’s one of my favorites…)

I had never heard of Jennyfer Vyvyan before, but she’s sounding like a very interesting lady…  She may even merit a dedicated blog post later on…