For the first time in decades, George Frederic Handel’s most famous oratorio, “Messiah.” will be performed in its entirety in Vermont. “It’s a masterpiece. It’s a great, great piece,” says conductor ...
The Mankato Symphony Orchestra will present Handel’s “Messiah” twice in the weeks leading up to Christmas. MSO first presented the traditional piece in 1950, its first year as an organization.
Brandon Bolin, Covenant Presbyterian’s music director, researched and found that it had been more than 10 years since “Messiah” was last performed in Fort Smith. “I thought it would be great to bring ...
The Handel and Haydn Society held its annual “Messiah” concert on the weekend of Thanksgiving at Symphony Hall as a Christmas oratorio for the holiday season. The concert was directed by Handel and ...
“Messiah” productions are like fingerprints: No two are exactly the same. Handel’s beloved oratorio, composed in 1741 and an important staple of orchestral repertoire ever since, is a little different ...