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"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 ...

Handel’s “Messiah” is a Christmas tradition throughout the world, but Grace Church in Rutland may be presenting the only performances in Vermont this year. And to its annual performances, the church ...

Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, is presenting Handel’s great oratorio Messiah this holiday season in San Diego and the Pacific Palisades. The oratorio ...

Handel’s “Messiah” has become perhaps the world’s most universal Christmas musical tradition. Here, annual performances attract crowds annually in Barre, Montpelier and Rutland. And this year promises ...

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 ...

Liv Redpath and Joshua Hopkins in ‘Christmas Oratorio’. Photo: Stephanie Berger One was grateful to OSL for offering a complete Weihnachtsoratorium. The repetitive structure of its six cantatas made ...