Hallelujah! Tafelmusik is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” in two Toronto venues known for their superb acoustics.

Ivars Taurins directs performances of Handel’s baroque masterpiece on Dec. 20 & 21, 2024 at Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre.

In a statement, Taurins said,  “In the English-speaking world, Handel’s Messiah has been the musical bastion of everything to do with Christmas, synonymous with Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol.’ ‘Messiah’ has become the go-to piece to ring in the holiday festivities. You can feel the electricity between the performers and the audience. It’s a catharsis to see the faces of audience members filled with emotion and tears of joy.”

The cast will include soprano Myriam Leblanc, mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó, tenor Jacob Perry, and bass-baritone Philippe Sly. The oratorio will be performed in the style and spirit of Händel’s own productions.