Against the Grain Theatre to Stream ‘Messiah / Complex’ This Holiday Season

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Against the Grain Theatre has announced that it will be bringing back its famed recording of “Messiah/Complex” for the holiday season. The unique arrangement of the timeless masterpiece will start streaming on AtG TV on Dec. 12, 2021, and will be made available until Jan. 9, 2022. The work is co-directed by Joel Ivany and Reneltta Arluk and features 12 {…}

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Against the Grain Theatre Announces Encore Presentation of ‘Messiah/Complex’

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Against the Grain Theatre has announced that its acclaimed, Canadian re-imaging of Handel’s “Messiah,” titled “Messiah/Complex,” will return for an encore presentation running from April 1-13, 2021. The work, which comes in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, features 12 soloists and four choirs, representing every province and territory in Canada. Artists performed in Dene, Inukitut, Southern Tutchone, Arabic, and {…}

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English National Opera to Present Handel’s ‘Messiah’ on BBC

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The English National Opera has announced that it will present Handel’s “Messiah” this Easter. The famed work will be presented in collaboration with BBC;. The English National Opera and the BBC last teamed up in November for Mozart’s Requiem and presented the work on television. The news also comes shortly after the English National Opera announced its new Ring Cycle {…}

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Karina Gauvin Headlines ‘Messiah’ Performance Alongside L’Ensemble Caprice & L’Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec

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L’Ensemble Caprice and L’Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec will team up with the artist-in-resident of the Mécénat Musica to present excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah” this Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The stream, which will be available on Mécénat Musica’s official website starting at 2:30 p.m. ET, will be headlined by soprano Karina Gauvin. The Grammy-nominated soprano has performed with are Orchestre Métropolitain, Ensemble {…}

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Spooky Goose Opera to Present Zoom Performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’

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Spooky Goose Opera is set to present Handel’s “Messiah, The Christmas Portion” via Zoom on Dec. 18, 19, and 20, 2020. The company will present a showcase featuring live soloists alongside a pre-recorded showcase by the Feathers Chorus. Soloists include Angela Scorese, Angela Yam, David Rivera Bozón, Gray Lieper, Hugo Vera, Iris Prcic, Katie Beckvold, Krishna Alexandra, Lisbelkis Santana, Manya {…}

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Boston Baroque Streaming Unique ‘Messiah’ Experience

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Boston Baroque has started streaming a unique showcase of Handel’s “Messiah” as part of its December offering. Instead of presenting just one specific performance of the hallowed work for the holiday season, the company took a different approach, compiling showcases from 2014 through 2019 to create a more potent experience. The result features a number of major artists appearing as {…}

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Teatro Grattacielo & Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy to Present Handel’s ‘Messiah’

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Teatro Grattacielo and Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy have announced a performance of the first part of Handel’s “Messiah” set for Dec. 10, 2020. The production, which was produced during the COVID-19 lockdown at the Latea Theater in New York City, will feature soprano Hjunju Ha, mezzo-soprano Karolina Pilou, tenor Thomas Massey, and bass Rick Agster as the soloists. Joining them {…}

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Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar Presents ’Too Hot to Handel: A Virtual Messiah Part One’

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It’s the holiday season, a time when performances of Handel’s “Messiah” are a long-standing tradition. But with the world in the grip of a second wave the COVID-19 pandemic, music organizations large and small have looked for new ways to perform the work safely. Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar’s “Too Hot to Handel: A Virtual Messiah Part One” is one such undertaking. {…}

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Q & A: Co-Directors Joel Ivany & Reneltta Arluk on ‘Messiah Complex,’ A Revolutionary Approach to Handel’s Masterpiece

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Handel’s “Messiah” is ubiquitous with the holiday season. Everywhere you look, opera companies and major choral ensembles are revving up to showcasing this towering masterpiece. Even the pandemic has not slowed down the tradition, with companies turning to unique approaches to the work as a means of sustaining the holiday spirit. Then there’s the “Messiah Complex,” a collaboration between Against {…}

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Against the Grain Theatre to Stream ‘Messiah / Complex’ This Holiday Season

Against the Grain Theatre Announces Encore Presentation of ‘Messiah/Complex’

English National Opera to Present Handel’s ‘Messiah’ on BBC

Karina Gauvin Headlines ‘Messiah’ Performance Alongside L’Ensemble Caprice & L’Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec

Spooky Goose Opera to Present Zoom Performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Boston Baroque Streaming Unique ‘Messiah’ Experience

Teatro Grattacielo & Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy to Present Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar Presents ​’Too Hot to Handel: A Virtual Messiah Part One’

Q & A: Co-Directors Joel Ivany & Reneltta Arluk on ‘Messiah Complex,’ A Revolutionary Approach to Handel’s Masterpiece

Composer/Pianist Felix Jarrar Presents ’Too Hot to Handel: A Virtual Messiah Part One’