I initially thought it was a human voice

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Orfeo ed Euridice, Edinburgh International Festival

“The 18th century-style oboe, bursting into song in the pastoral scene, was like an ecstatic sunburst – I initially thought it was a human voice – compared to the more focussed modern equivalent.”
— Ken Walton, The Scotsman

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