Bob Kasenchak wrote concerning Handel arias: >the same 10 words of text be used for one 15 minute aria? Sure. 10 words or 5 words - makes little difference to me, because I don't pay attention to the words. Which Handel arias last 15 minutes? I can't remember any that go over 10 minutes, and most are 3 to 5 minutes. David Stewart wrote: >...I find that arias do tend to all roll into each other while I >gradually lose conciousness unless I take them in bitesize chunks, so 40 >minutes is the ideal time to take a break from a Handel oratorio or opera. Good idea. I have the additional condition of needing to change locations every half hour or so; I just can't stay in one place too long. I like to switch activites frequently. Just listening to one entire disc in one sitting would be a strange event for me. Time to do something else, Don Satz