Birthday girl Marilyn Horne still an expert on getting a handle on Handel's operas

The great mezzo Marilyn Horne turns 76 today and is, despite a brush with pancreatic cancer, still a much sought-after mentor, through her foundation.

I thought I'd do a bit of "tnen and now" with her mastery of the music of George Frideric Handel in her prime, a clip from one of her workshops, and a clip from one of her star pupils, Toronto's own Isabel Bayrakdarian (from a absolutely fantastic 2000 production of Xerxes at the Dresden Opera, which came out on DVD in 2005):

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[John Terauds]

Thanks for letting me know about the disappeared links.
When I have a moment, I'll try to find replacement videos for them.
John