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 {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
(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 {…}
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 {…}
Ohio’s Dayton Performing Arts Alliance will present Händel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 13, 2023. The showcase will feature Dayton’s Opera, Philharmonic, and Chamber Chorus joining forces under conductor Neal Gittleman. Soloists include Adia Evans, Tess Fackelmann, Dylan Davis, and Ben Brady. “Handel’s ‘Messiah’ is one of my earliest musical memories—or at least the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ is,” Gittleman said in an official {…}
The Bach Collegium Japan will present Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall on Dec. 24, 2023. The showcase will be conducted by Masaaki Suzuki and features Eri Sawae, Clint van der Linde, Seil Kim, and Paul Max Tipton as the soloists. Sawae, was previously a member of the Bach Collegium Japan chorus while van der Linde previously performed with an ensemble {…}
Opera Columbus is set to present a pub performance of Händel’s “Messiah.” In a statement, Opera Columbus General Director + CEO, Julia Noulin-Mérat said, “The holiday season is a magical time here in Columbus. And with the ‘Messiah’ having such a great history of community participation, we really felt this was a great way to get into the holiday spirit with {…}
(Crédit : Tam Photography) L’Ensemble Caprice and L’Ensemble ArtChoral will present a series of concerts centering on Händel’s “Messiah.” The ensembles, under the musical direction of Matthias Maute, will open their “Messiah” tour at the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Sherbrooke on Dec. 2, 2023. Then comes a performance at Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine de Padoue in Longueuil on Dec. 6. The following night, {…}
(Credit: Brent Calis) The Orchestre Classique de Montréal has announced two upcoming performances of Händel’s “Messiah” in the crypt of Saint Joseph’s Oratory on Mount Royal. Scheduled for Dec. 13 and 14, 2023, the showcases will be conducted by Jacques Lacombe and stars soprano Sydney Baedke, mezzo-soprano Lauren Segal, tenor Antoine Bélanger and baritone Gregory Dahl. “It is with great pride and enthusiasm that we {…}