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Tenebrae: Handel Messiah with the English Chamber Orchestra
Join Tenebrae and the English Chamber Orchestra as they perform one of the world's greatest oratorios.
Add to my Calendar 04-12-2016 18:00 04-12-2016 20:00 36 Tenebrae: Handel Messiah with the English Chamber Orchestra From 1749 onwards Handel’s Messiah was performed at least once every year for the benefit of the Foundling Hospital. Charles Jennens, who selected the texts for the work, created a narrative telling the story of Christ’s Nativity, Passion, Resurrection and Ascension, prefaced by the voices of the prophets and ending in triumphant fulfilment. Handel’s Messiah remains an ever-popular work that covers a vast range of emotions, from great tenderness and delicacy, to unbridled joy, to immense majesty and power. Join Tenebrae and a stunning line-up of soloists, accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra, for the perfect start to your Christmas season. Purchase premium tickets to meet members of the choir and orchestra whilst enjoying an interval reception with festive refreshments. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
Grace Davidson – soprano
Sarah Connolly – mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist – Tenor
Christopher Purves – Bass
Tenebrae Choir
English Chamber Orchestra
Programme Note
From 1749 onwards Handel’s Messiah was performed at least once every year for the benefit of the Foundling Hospital. Charles Jennens, who selected the texts for the work, created a narrative telling the story of Christ’s Nativity, Passion, Resurrection and Ascension, prefaced by the voices of the prophets and ending in triumphant fulfilment.
Handel’s Messiah remains an ever-popular work that covers a vast range of emotions, from great tenderness and delicacy, to unbridled joy, to immense majesty and power. Join Tenebrae and a stunning line-up of soloists, accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra, for the perfect start to your Christmas season.
Purchase premium tickets to meet members of the choir and orchestra whilst enjoying an interval reception with festive refreshments.
