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Butterworth Hall - Warwick Arts Centre
Gibbet Hill Road
Coventry
West Midlands
CV4 7AL
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
Elizabeth Adams – soprano
Iestyn Davies – countertenor
Graham Neal – Tenor
Gareth John – Bass
Christopher Monks – Director
Armonico Consort
Programme Note
As much a Christmas tradition as mince pies and holly wreaths, Handel’s Messiah is the musical essential of the festive season. Armonico Consort’s critically-acclaimed choir and baroque players, currently celebrating their 20th anniversary, offer a chance to hear the work as it was in Handel’s time, performing on instruments of the period.
They’re joined by a line-up of exceptional soloists including internationally-renowned countertenor Iestyn Davies, directed by Christopher Monks.
Messiah is Handel’s best-known oratorio, and with good reason: it contains some of his greatest tunes, rousing choruses and attractive arias including ‘For Unto Us a Child is Born’, ‘The Trumpet Shall Sound’ and ‘Ev’ry Valley Shall be Exalted’, as well as the famous ‘Hallelujah!’ chorus.
