Friday, December 2 7.30pm
Sunday, December 4 3.00pm
Symphony Hall

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Experience "the most compelling local performance" (Boston Globe) of this beloved holiday tradition. Make it yours!

Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Awet Andemicael, soprano
Krista River, alto
Nathan Granner, tenor
Kevin Short, baritone

The reviews are in!
"The Handel and Haydn Society delivered a splendid performance of Handel's Messiah" -BOSTON GLOBE

"Think Christmas, think “Messiah.” Think “Messiah,” think Handel and Haydn Society... Llewellyn kicked off the holiday season with traditional aplomb. " -BOSTON HERALD

More about Handel's Messiah:
This concert will last approximately 3 hours.

G.F. Handel composed his Messiah in 1741, after his beloved Italian operas declined in popularity with the London public. This “sacred entertainment” proved to be so popular that he began to perform it every year, as a benefit for an orphanage. Since Handel’s death this oratorio has become one of the most beloved and familiar works of the Baroque. This year marks the 152nd consecutive annual performance by the Handel and Haydn Society, which gave the first American performance of the complete Messiah in 1818.

For further information:
http://gfhandel.org/messiah.htm
An excellent discussion of the composition of Messiah

http://www.psg.com/~patf/bach/messiah.html
A paper on Messiah in Handel’s time and since

http://gfhandel.org/messiahlibretto.htm
A Messiah libretto