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Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama Are standing ovations becoming overused by theater audiences?

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Few people can get a king on his feet. Handel succeeded. Tradition says that the first time King George I of England heard a performance of Handel's Messiah, he spontaneously rose to his feet during the famous Halleluiah Chorus. To this day, it is considered good manners for audiences to stand during the performance of this musical event. What compelled King George to rise when he heard a particular piece of music? Obviously, it was not a sense of social duty. As the story goes, the king was so inspired by the loftiness and beauty of the music that he felt he had to stand-in other words, h...

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