Details
Royal Hall
Ripon Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 2RD
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
Bibi Heal – soprano
Emma Watkinson – mezzo-soprano
Luke Sinclair – Tenor
Stuart Orme – Bass
Andrew Padmore – Conductor
Harrogate Choral Society
Manchester Camerata
Programme Note
Though Handel intended Messiah to be a thought-provoking work performed during Easter and Lent, it was favored and performed mostly at Christmastime and this has generally become the modern practice. The annual performance of Messiah in the gloriously gold surroundings of Harrogate's Royal Hall is the best way to get your Christmas started