George Frideric Handel News

By then, the oratorio had grown into something far removed from the church - a hybrid that clothed texts from the Bible, classical literature, epic poetry and other sources in magnificent operative trappings, intended not for edification, but purely as entertainment.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and guests. Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor.

An audience divided: A portion of the crowd stands for the "Hallelujah'' chorus at a recent Handel and Haydn Society performance.

Ariodante was performed at the Cour des Hospices, the courtyard of a 15th-century hospital, now a museum, in Beaune, France.

George Frideric Handel completed Ariodante in 1735, for a premiere at a brand theater at Covent Garden, in London.

Maui Choral Arts Association's 9th Annual Sing-It-Yourself Messiah is back for the holidays on Sunday, Dec.

For many, the Christmastime ritual of hearing George Frideric Handel's oratorio, "Messiah," is as much for religious reasons as musical.

Worried about poor reviews, George Frideric Handel took his "Messiah" to Dublin for its premiere.

This season is bursting with festive, holiday-themed shows and concerts, from the classical and magical to the satirical.

Marking the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, the Arkansas Choral Society delivered a measured, stirring Friday evening performance of the composera s Messiah at First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock.

It's time to haul out the holly, the tinsel and the mistletoe --and, oh yeah, we can't forget Bob Cratchit, the Sugar Plum Fairy and George Frideric Handel.

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For its second annual chamber opera production, the Boston Early Music Festival mounted a crowd-pleaser, at least by 18th-century standards.

Join the fine arts department of Divine Savior Holy Angels High School , 4257 N. 100th St., in celebrating the holiday spirit as they present a Christmas Concert on December 17th, 2009 at 7 p.m. Students will perform music from Handel's Messiah and other compositions inspired by the memory of composer George Frideric Handel, who passed away 250 ...

The end of 2009 is fast approaching and people are getting ready to greet the upcoming Christmas season and following New Year, and Taiwan's primary national performing arts venue, the National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center, is offering local music lovers three consecutive fantastic programs, that will take you on a heartwarming music tour for ...

A Los Angeles Opera presentation of a George Frideric Handel and Agostino Piovene opera in three acts.

We are getting quite a generous helping of George Frideric Handel oratorios this holiday season, which is fine with me.

Before there was "Messiah," there was "Israel in Egypt," George Frideric Handel's oratorio celebrating the Jewish flight from bondage, chosen for this Thanksgiving season by the Santa Barbara Master Chorale .

The Long Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra kicks off its season with a concert on November 19 at the Myrtle Beach High School Music and Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. The repertoire that will be played includes: Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No.

The Lord is a man of war" in George Frideric Handel's 'Israel in Egypt' and the conductor, the choir and the chamber orchestra rose to the occasion.