George Frideric Handel titled his most famous oratorio simply Messiah, not The Messiah. Indeed it's not even a single work. He made revisions even between the original manuscript and the April 1742 ...

"Messiah is unique in the canon of Western music," writes Maestro Richman. "Performed every year since its premiere in 1742 to ever-growing audiences, its appeal knows no boundaries." The first ...

The Dallas Bach Society's annual performances have mainly followed Handel's late versions of the oratorio, as collected and edited by the late English musicologist Watkins Shaw. First published in the ...

The 74th annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah” by the Messiah Chorus of Lake County has been rescheduled for noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 14. Originally slated for Dec. 1, the performance was postponed ...

As a professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University, Charles King is more accustomed to writing and lecturing about global conflicts than sacred oratorios. Nonetheless, the ...

Handel’s “Messiah” is a perpetual audience favorite. No holiday season is complete without the unforgettable melodies, dramatic text, and impassioned vocal writing — particularly the “Hallelujah ...

George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” has been a Christmas tradition throughout the world as long as most can remember, despite originally an Easter work. And Vermont is no exception, with longtime ...

“Messiah,” George Frederic Handel’s great oratorio, has become a ubiquitous part of Christmas celebrations worldwide — and yet it was written for Easter. Only the first third of “Messiah” is about the ...

The Handel and Haydn Society held its annual “Messiah” concert on the weekend of Thanksgiving at Symphony Hall as a Christmas oratorio for the holiday season. The concert was directed by Handel and ...

Curious twists of observance announced the arrival of the 2024 Christmas season. Despite efforts of retailers to launch advertising campaigns weeks if not months before Black Friday, families were ...

Internationally acclaimed soloists Danielle De Niese, Nicky Spence, Idunnu Münch and Cody Quattlebaum star in a visionary new classical concert experience. With world-class musicians and innovative ...