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Handel: Messiah
Part of the Hereford Choral Society 2017-18 Season
Add to my Calendar 09-12-2017 19:30 09-12-2017 21:30 36 Handel: Messiah Its 1742 premiere in Dublin so keenly anticipated that ladies were advised not to wear hooped dresses and men to leave their swords at home, Messiah was an instant success, its takings for charity enabling 142 debtirs to be released from prison. It has been at the heart of choral society tradition for 250 years. Two children aged under 16 may be admitted free with each adult ticket purchased for this concert. Hereford Cathedral, Hereford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Hereford Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2NG
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
Natalie Clifton-Griffith – soprano
Martha McLorinan – mezzo-soprano
Peter Davoren – Tenor
Michael Mofidian – Bass
Geraint Bowen – Conductor
Hereford Choral Society
Hereford Sinfonia
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Programme Note
Its 1742 premiere in Dublin so keenly anticipated that ladies were advised not to wear hooped dresses and men to leave their swords at home, Messiah was an instant success, its takings for charity enabling 142 debtirs to be released from prison. It has been at the heart of choral society tradition for 250 years.
Two children aged under 16 may be admitted free with each adult ticket purchased for this concert.
