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Music at Co-Cath Presents ‘Bach’s Messiah’

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Music at Co-Cath (MACC) continues its “The Unity Series” with a holiday concert titled “Bach’s Messiah.” The MACC Ensemble performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Motets and selections from his Christmas “Oratorio.” Composer in Residence, Santiago Gutiérrez’s original overture will open the concert and provide an ornamental prelude to Bach’s classic works. Dr. Alejandro Zuleta, who will conduct, said in a press {…}

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Elgin Symphony to Showcase ‘Sing-Along Messiah’

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The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will host a community sing-along of Händel’s “Messiah” on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The showcase, set for  7 p.m. at the Blizzard Theatre at Elgin Community College, will be led by conductor Matthew Sheppard. Soloists include soprano Maria Kanyova, mezzo-soprano Emma Dickens, tenor Stephen Michael Patrick, and bass David Govertsen. They are joined by musicians from {…}

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Handel and Haydn Society to Present ‘Messiah,’ Launches ‘CitySing’ Program

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The Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) will present Händel’s ‘Messiah’ at Symphony Hall starting on November 29, 2024. The production, which will run through Dec. 1 will feature period instruments and soloists including soprano Jeanine De Bique, countertenor Reginald Mobley, tenor Nicholas Phan, and baritone Sumner Thompson. The company also revealed the introduction of  “CitySing,” a new initiative conceived by {…}

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Ensemble Caprice to Perform ‘Messiah’

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Ensemble Caprice has announced its annual holiday tradition by presenting Handel’s “Messiah.” The highly anticipated concert will take place on Dec. 7 at Salle Raoul-Jobin in Quebec City and on Dec. 22 at Maison Symphonique in Montreal. Matthias Maute conducts the Ensemble Caprice, in collaboration with Ensemble ArtChoral and Festival Classica. The oratorio will be sung by soprano Marianne Lambert, contraltoRose {…}

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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 {…}