Not really in to heavy metal, so here's my personalised thread for me and Doktor Den!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GssMS-fypiU&feature=related

Cheers NIck.

Say what you like about the Europeans - and I do from time to time - but there's an openness of culture there which puts much of this country to shame. That location in Holland has been the venue for many such gatherings in celebration of such great music.
I'm quite fond of Handel and that piece, composed around 1710, is typical is the richness of early 18th Century opera. Needless to say, I enjoyed that immensely -especially with Ms De Niese (Christie) singing; it was, to my mind, a consummate piece of musical prowess so typical of that great composer.
The divine Cecilia Bartoli gives this same piece additional gravitas by delivering much more measure - it's also an interesting comparison of not only the difference in musical style of each artist but also between the differing register of each voice, Soprano -v- Mezzo Soprano.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhpD5JbChPQ&feature=related