Since its premiere in 1742, George Frideric Handel's 3.5-hour oratorio for chorus, soloists and orchestra has become a timeless message of hope, and a Christmas tradition.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK Why has ‘Messiah’ been so popular for nearly 300 years? The oratorio is ubiquitous — and while it’s associated with Christmas, the music has proven to transcend faiths ...

In Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s Messiah, Charles King takes his cue from the oratorio’s ability to convey, era after era, “a transporting sense ...

This is the moment for the ‘Messiah.’ Handel’s beloved oratorio was born out of turmoil and uncertainty. It’s fitting for today. November 4, 2024. 11 min.

That “Messiah” was first performed in Dublin, where Handel had been invited to give a series of concerts in the winter of 1741-42—and not in London—is itself suggestive of a waning career.

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The National Philharmonic (NatPhil) has hosted two of the three performances of George Friderick Handel’s Messiah’s epic oratorio, Messiah. Norman Shankle is a tenor of NatPhil’s Messiah ...

Oct. 8—After two consecutive years of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Owensboro Choral Society's annual performance of George Frideric Handel's 1741 oratorio "Messiah" is set ...

That oratorio’s relative brevity is no disadvantage, since a believer in the music, the religious beliefs expressed or both can hear it through in only 40 minutes, and then enjoy our reborn ...

Also, we hear how the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans is celebrating the holidays with George Frideric Handel’s 1741 smash hit, the \“Messiah\” oratorio. Search Query Show Search News ...

Reasons for the Messiah’s enduring power are manifold, though certainly they begin with the music itself, which manages to join the lofty and the populist, as does all of Handel’s work.In ...