HANDEL MESSIAH

NOV 30, DEC 1 + 2

Overview

Nothing says “holiday tradition” like Handel’s iconic masterpiece, and H+H celebrates this tradition with its 165th consecutive year performing the ultimate Messiah. We perform it as the composer intended, with a pulse and a momentum that adds to its power to lift the heart and the soul. Led by acclaimed Baroque master Bernard Labadie, our brilliant Orchestra and Chorus and superlative soloists deliver the Messiah in Boston. Hallelujah Handel!

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Location

Symphony Hall

Dates

Friday, November 30, 2018 at 7:30PM
Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 7:30PM
Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 3:00PM

Music

Handel: Messiah

Performed by

Bernard Labadie, conductor
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor*
James Gilchrist, tenor
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone
H+H Orchestra and Chorus

*Iestyn Davies has regrettably had to withdraw from Saturday and Sunday’s performances due to illness. We are grateful to mezzo-soprano Christine Rice for stepping in on short notice. Ms. Rice appears courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Concert Length

3 hours, including intermission

Special Preconcert Discussion

On Friday, November 30, join The Boston Globe‘s Arts Editor Rebecca Ostriker as she presents the preconcert discussion of Handel’s Messiah, with Dr. Teresa Neff. The preconcert discussion begins 6:45.