In this holiday season of traditional entertainment, an interesting version of a beloved classical oratorio elbows its way into the yearly lineup. Music Director Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony ...

Few people know this fact about Handel’s “Messiah,” his quintessential, reverential masterpiece written in 1741: Mozart, himself, did his own arrangement of the work using more horns and far less ...

"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 ...

Like Starbucks rolling out its festively colored holiday cups, performances of “Messiah” make an inevitable appearance each December. For many, it’s as much a part of the season as twinkling lights ...

“Messiah” productions are like fingerprints: No two are exactly the same. Handel’s beloved oratorio, composed in 1741 and an important staple of orchestral repertoire ever since, is a little different ...

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Given that the on-screen presenters rightly flagged up the timeliness of Handel’s peerlessly uplifting journey through desolation into hope, would it really have ruined the day's ratings to record the ...

I am no expert on the scholarship behind performance practice of Messiah, although the piece is clearly robust enough to work in any number of types of presentation. What we had last night was ...

For over 20 years, the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus has entrusted its annual performance of Handel’s Messiah to audience members, relying on the community’s voices to invigorate the ...

Music Director Stéphane Denéve with the St. Louis Symphony Orhcestra at the reopening of Powell Hall. The density of classical music talent in St. Louis this spring exceeds even last year. Highlights ...