Few choral works have worn their age as well as Handel’s oratorio “Messiah.” Following its April 13, 1742, premiere in Dublin, one critic pronounced the work “the finest Composition of Musick that ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with concerts for the 2024 season. Every year around December, the same set of cultural rituals gets repeated, depending on your performing art of choice.

Handel's Messiah: The Live Experience at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 6 Dec 2022 will launch a new style classical music concert experience centred on the most famous works ever written. With ...

Handel’s “Messiah” is a long-cherished tradition at the Seattle Symphony, and one that takes a different form every year. New and different soloists and conductors; changes in instrumentation in the ...

Inverse Opera A reprise of their staged, theatrical Messiah, launched last year. Runs 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. plus some matinees; see theinverseopera.com for exact schedule. Ends Dec. 20. Isaac Studio ...

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 ...

What else are you going to do on a cold, wintry, January night? It’s the perfect time to put on some Schoenberg and really listen. There’s a brand new set of CDs from Sony that will give you hours of ...