Handel’s oratorio “Israel in Egypt” will open MasterVoices’ 77^th season on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 at Carnegie Hall.

The performance, led by the ensemble’s Artistic Director Ted Sperling will feature the New York premiere of a multi-media version of the Handel piece.

The performances on the evening will include Mikaela Bennett, Jessica Niles, John Holiday, Gregory Feldmann, Andrew Stenson, and Erik Van Heyningen. Period instrument ensemble NewYork Baroque Incorporated will also perform.

Pre-composed film and in-the-moment paintings will be provided by Syrian Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad; they will be projected onto the walls of the iconic concert hall.

“This story is very familiar to me because of my Armenian background. My ancestors were forced to leave their homes 100 years ago and were welcomed by Syrians. And now this has happened to the Syrians: almost half the population has been forced to leave their homes,” Mourad noted in a press released. “The story of the Exodus is mirrored in the refugee crisis in the country of my birth, Syria, and many other countries around the world, where people are forced out of their homes due to violence and economic hardship. History is repeating itself, and the idea of finding a new home, the right to safety, is something that resonates with me, the descendant of refugees.”