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Bennett's Hypermnestra: A Triumph (2)

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Wabash Music Professor Lawrence Bennett is escorted across the stage of Salter Concert Hall by soprano Elizabeth Pearse following the triumphant performance of Ignaz Holzbauer's "Hypermnestra." Professor Bennett researched the opera, which hadn't been performed in over 250 years, in a German library, then edited it for performance by the Early Music Institute of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

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Alize Roznyai as Hypermnestra and Jedediah Allen as Nicander in "Hypermnestra."

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Elise Figa as Argia and Elize Roznyai as Hypermnestra perform on the stage of the Lewis Salter Concert Hall at Wabash College.

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Hypermnestra (Alize Roznyal) kisses the hand of her father, Danaus, (William Hudson) as she prepares to die.

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Tenor William Hudson as Danaus and bass-baritone Jedediah Allen as Nicander in "Hypermnestra" at Wabash College.

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Conductor Stanley Ritchie, harpsichordist Dawn Kalis, and the Indiana University Baroque Classical Orchestra take a well-deserved bow after their performance of "Hypermnestra." A packed house at Salter Concert Hall enjoyed Wabash Music Professor Lawrence Bennett's work in bringing the 260-year-old opera back to life.

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Wabash Music Professor Lawrence Bennett allowed us to get some behind-the-scenes photos of rehearsal for the first performance of the German opera "Hypermnestra" in over 250 years. In this shot, soprano Elise Figa practices for her role as Argia.

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We had a very hard time believing that soprano Alize Roznyai was just a second year student at the Jacobs School of Music when we heard her beautiful voice in Salter Concert Hall.

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Tenor William Hudson rehearses for his performance as Danaus, a tyrant king of Argos.

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Alize Roznyai and Elizabeth Pearse look over a piece of music during rehearsal for the German opera Hypermnestra.

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Wabash Music Professor Lawrence Bennett gets a warm hug from the sopranos who brought the music to life — Elizabeth Pearse and Alize Roznyai, both students at the IU Jacobs School of Music.

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