Hearing the piece in a church made my husband and me newly aware of the trajectory of the story, from birth, to death and resurrection, to the mystery of redemption. When I was growing up, one of the ...

Handel’s Messiah, featuring period instruments: the complete work in all its power and majesty! This well-loved work will be presented with Baroque instrumentalists from around the country. Arizona ...

Thanks for joining us as we enter the Christmas Season anticipating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ — except in Bethlehem, where (newsflash) Christmas has been canceled. To compensate, let’s ...

Having not found any large venues in the corridor region of Eastern Iowa hosting performances of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, this holiday season, I thought, instead, I could present a history of the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. One of the world's best-known choral works, Messiah was first performed as ...

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 ...

The echoes of Handel's oratorio "Messiah" have not been heard through Missouri Southern State University's halls for the past two years, but an anonymous donation will allow the music to play once ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. One of my fondest memories of Handel’s “Messiah” is a school trip to New York City to participate in the annual “Messiah Sing-in” at Lincoln Center. My ...

At Friday evening’s performance of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah,” the Handel and Haydn Society announced that it had received an anonymous gift of $10 million in honor of artistic director Harry ...

For many, Christmas wouldn’t quite be Christmas without a chance to be a part of George Frideric Handel’s moving “Messiah,” complete with its Hallelujah Chorus. In the spirit of this musical tradition ...

No Christmas season, it seems, would be complete without a performance of "Messiah," an oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, and which has been popular with audiences ever since.