George Handel (1685-1759) is dear to us in Ireland primarily because what is now his most famous work, the oratorio Messiah, was first performed at a theatre in Fishamble Street in 1742. Messiah was ...
Arias from Haydn’s The Creation, Handel’s Messiah and Mendels­sohn’s Elijah are being presented in a special Maundy Thursday recital by baritone Ken Scicluna accompanied by pianist Sophia Narmania at ...
Tradition has a heavy pull. When it comes to George Frideric Handel's oratorio, "Messiah," the Twin Cities' gold standard has long been the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's version. Seeing as how the SPCO ...
BLOWING THEIR TRUMPETS: Waiora Paul-Utiera (left) and Per Elzen in rehearsal for Handel’s Messiah. Their sound will be heard in such stirring numbers as The Trumpet Shall Sound and the Hallelujah ...
Messiah, HVW 56, Part 1, Scene 1: Comfort ye my people Messiah, HVW 56, Part 1, Scene 1: Every valley shall be exalted Messiah, HVW 56, Part 1, Scene 1: And the glory of the Lord Messiah, HVW 56, Part ...
Death, taxes, and “Messiah” every December: Those are life’s three unavoidables for many people in the classical music world, and that last one has several good reasons. Though only a small section of ...