Town Hall 175TH Birthday Concert: Handel's Messiah
Town Hall
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Handel’s Messiah – the setting of the greatest of all stories – has been at the heart of Town Hall’s programme throughout its 175 years of existence. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen’s subtle yet energetic CD of Messiah was one of the great successes of 2008, and tonight’s performance of the most popular oratorio ever composed has a vintage line-up of British soloists.
Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall, says of tonight’s recommended concert: “In an interview for Classic FM Harry Christophers said that he never tires of conducting the work, ‘It’s such a wonderful masterpiece… you can never destroy Messiah’.”
Handel The Messiah
The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra
Harry Christophers conductor
Gillian Keith soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo soprano
John Mark Ainsley tenor
Chris Purves baritone
There will be an interval between Parts I & II.
The Concert finishes at c.9.45pm.
£5 – £40
Part of Birmingham International Concert Season 2009/10
See the world’s greatest artists perform on the UK’s finest stages In the 2009/10 season, you can expect thrilling performances from Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Staatskapelle, Riccardo Muti and Joshua Bell with the Philharmonia, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Murray Perahia, Lang Lang,...
Part of Town Hall 175TH Anniversary
2009 marks the 175th Anniversary of Town Hall, which has been at the centre of British musical life since the day it opened in October 1834. Join us in celebrating the Hall’s magnificent heritage.
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