Hello, Faithful Friends!
I’ve been away from the blog for a month, and–cough–am sort of still away, for a few more days. My book deadline is looming, but I’ve made great progress on it. And yet, I’m eking out a… Read More
To increase seating space in the concert hall for the first performance of Handel’s Messiah (in 1742), men were asked not to wear their swords and ladies not to wear hooped skirts.