The Orchestra of the Bronx is set to present Handel’s “Messiah.” The performance will be held on Dec. 3, 2025, at the Lovinger Theater at Lehman College and will be free for all. Michael Spierman will lead the orchestra and will include 20-plus guest speakers, reading brief passages from the oratorio created by Händel and premiered in Dublin in 1742. {…}
The Handel and Haydn Society is set to celebrate the holiday season with performances of Händel’s “Messiah” at Symphony Hall. The performances are set to take place on Nov. 24, 25, and 26 with newly appointed Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen leading the H+H Orchestra and Chorus. The performances will mark Cohen’s first time conducting “Messiah” with H+H and he noted, {…}
The Pacific Opera Project (POP) is set to celebrate the holiday season with Handel’s Mess-Cider Sing-A-Long on Dec. 11, 2023 at Benny Boy Brewing. The evening will be a special pour-atourio with music by Handel and beer. The soloists will be Janet Todd (soprano), Erin Alford (mezzo-soprano), Jon Lee Keenan (tenor), and Ben Lowe (baritone) accompanied by pianist Zach Nuefeld. {…}
On April 7, 2023, The Royal Choral Society will present Händel’s “Messiah” at the Royal Albert Hall. Falling upon Good Friday, the performance has become a beloved London tradition since its beginning in 1876; since then, only the 1940-41 Blitz and the 2020-21 COVID pandemic have managed to derail a performance. This performance will be conducted by Music Director Richard {…}
Trinity Church Wall Street has announced its holiday season. The company will present Händel’s “Messiah.” Andrew Megill will conduct the Trinity Baroque Orchestra and the Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Both performances will be live streamed. Performance Dates: Dec. 9-10, 2022 The company will also present “Holiday Favorites” featuring such ensembles as Trinity Youth Chorus; Borough of Manhattan Community College {…}
The Bloomingdale School of Music has announced its 2022-23 December and February events, which kick off on Dec. 2, 2022, with a Free Faculty Concert Series. The concerts run through Dec. 16, 2022. The School will present a vocal performance honoring Leontyne Price in February. For this article, only vocal performances are listed. The entire December program and other upcoming {…}
The National Philharmonic is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” for the holiday season. The performances will be held on Dec. 17, 18, and 23 at Strathmore and Capital One Hall. Conducted by Stan Engebretson, the program features a cast of African American singers alongside the National Philharmonic Chorale. The cast will include soprano Kearstin Piper Brown, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, tenor {…}
On December 20, 2021, the Oratorio Society of New York returned to Carnegie Hall for its annual performance of Händel’s “Messiah,” a tradition which the organization has kept since 1847. The evening’s concert, dedicated to the memory of company artist and board member Marie Gangemi, was comprised of the first part of the oratorio, with selections from Parts II and {…}
(Credit: https://www.wgbh.org/music/baroque-christmas-bemf) Boston Baroque and Boston Early Music Festival will stream several baroque pieces for the holidays, including Händel’s celebrated “Messiah.” First up, soprano Maya Kherani, counter-tenor Christopher Lowrey, tenor Aaron Sheehan, and bass-baritone Kevin Deas perform “Messiah.” Boston Baroque Music Director Martin Pearlman conducts. The concert was recorded and streamed live on IDAGIO on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 in {…}
Boulder Bach Festival is set to present a double bill of Zachary’s Carrettín’s arrangement of Handel’s “Messiah” and Arcangel Corelli’s “Concerto Noel” at the Broomfield Auditorium in Broomfield, CO on Dec. 17 and 19. This unique arrangement of “Messiah” will be performed with one-per-part by instrumental and vocal soloists. Carrenttín will lead the COmpass REsonance (CORE Ensemble) featuring soloists soprano Mara {…}
