Hallelujah! Tafelmusik’s to Present ‘Messiah’

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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 {…}

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Asheville Symphony Sets Star-Studded ‘Messiah’ Performances

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Asheville Symphony is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” starting on Nov. 22, 2024. There will be three total performances of the work with a matinee and evening show on the 23rd. The performance stars soprano Jessica Beebe, a member of the Grammy-nominated ensemble The Crossing. She is joined by Grammy-nominated countertenor and choral director Timothy Parsons, who has premiered Ellen {…}

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Opera Southwest to Perform Spanish Version of Händel’s ‘Messiah’

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Opera Southwest is set to present The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus performing Handel’s “Mesías” in a new Spanish translation. The concert will make use of a new translation commissioned by the Contra Costa Bach Society and will see the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus return to the company following past collaborations including “Pearl Fishers” in 2014 and “Aida” in 2015. Going {…}

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Orchestra of the Bronx to Perform Handel’s Messiah

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The Orchestra of the Bronx is set to present Händel’s “Messiah.” The presentation will continue the annual tradition and it will be held on Dec. 8 at Lehman College. The orchestra will be joined by soloists and the Bronx Opera Chorus. The Orchestra of The Bronx will led by conductor Michael Spierman and chorus members of The Bronx Opera will {…}

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Ulster Touring Opera & Merry Opera Company Team Up for ‘Messiah’

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Northern Ireland’s Ulster Touring Opera and Merry Opera Company are teaming up to present Händel’s “Messiah.” The work will be directed in a reimagining by John Ramster and features 12 strangers seeking spiritual comfort. Among the soloists are Anna Gregg, Ellen Mawhinney, Valerie Wong, Rebecca Milford, Tilly Green, Samantha Lewis, Ralph Thomas Wiliams, Cameron Gergett, Glenn Tweedie, David Walsh, Ashley {…}

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The Echoing Air to Headline ‘Messiah’ Performance

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The Echoing Air and Music for Awhile will present Händel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 19, 2024. The showcase features vocalists Amy Carson, Timothy Dickinson, Frederick Long, Emily Vine, Rebecca Leggett, Edmund Hastings, and David de Winter and instrumentalists Margaret Faultless (violin), Rachel Stroud (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola), Jonathan Rees (cello), Katie Lodge (trumpet), Oliver John Ruthven (continuo). The performance will take place at St. Mary’s {…}

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Bach Collegium Japan Continues Annual ‘Messiah’ Tradition at Suntory Hall

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With the holiday season returning, the Bach Collegium Japan has announced that it will continue its annual tradition of presenting Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall on Dec. 24, 2024. The showcase will be conducted once more by Masaaki Suzuki and features soprano Rachel Nicholls, countertenor Alexander Chance, tenor Makato Sakurada, and bass Toru Kaku. Nicholls worked with the Bach Collegium {…}

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Komische Oper Berlin 2024-25 Review: Messiah

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(Photo: Jan Windszus Photography) Ever since its premiere in 1742, George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” has been considered a work of vocal and intellectual power. All the more so when it is performed in an airport hangar, with over 350 choir members, dramatically staged, on a stage over 180 feet wide. The Komische Oper Berlin hashtags #everything extraordinary – in large {…}

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Essential Voices USA to Present Sing-Along of ‘Messiah’

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Essential Voices USA will present a sing-along performance of Händel’s “Messiah” on April 13, 2024 at Grace Church in Brooklyn, Heights. The showcase will be conducted by Judith Clurman with Paul Olson at the organ. Soloists include Elisa Singer Strom, Helen Karloski, Paul D’Arcy, and Bryan Murray. “It is my hope that the public will come and join in the {…}

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Hallelujah! Tafelmusik’s to Present ‘Messiah’

Asheville Symphony Sets Star-Studded ‘Messiah’ Performances

Opera Southwest to Perform Spanish Version of Händel’s ‘Messiah’

Orchestra of the Bronx to Perform Handel’s Messiah

Ulster Touring Opera & Merry Opera Company Team Up for ‘Messiah’

The Echoing Air to Headline ‘Messiah’ Performance

Bach Collegium Japan Continues Annual ‘Messiah’ Tradition at Suntory Hall

Komische Oper Berlin 2024-25 Review: Messiah

Essential Voices USA to Present Sing-Along of ‘Messiah’