Conductor Peter Whelan leads a finely judged and agile period-instrument performance with only 13 singers.

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 ...

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A Classical California Holiday Sing-a-Long Special hosted by Jennifer Miller Hammel – From your favorite carols to Handel’s Messiah, tune in and follow along with the lyrics below (as well as 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 some, Handel’s “Messiah” remains a cherished ritual. For others, it has become so predictable as to feel almost unavoidable — a seasonal monument polished smooth by repetition. This season, the ...

Revelatory Messiah: the vocal ensemble, conducted by Orlando Jopling (right) There were moments when some of the singers seemed to struggle a little with the cathedral’s acoustic, but these were ...