Composer

Join Swansea Philharmonic Choir and British Sinfonietta, conducted by Jonathan Rogers, for an engaging performance of Handel's Messiah. Composed in just 24 days for its debut at Lent in 1742, this timeless masterpiece has since become a well-loved Christmas tradition. Featuring guest soloists Meinir Wyn Roberts, Leah-Marian Jones, Adam Gilbert and Richard Walshe, this concert promises to uplift and inspire as we welcome the spirit of the season.

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Handel's Messiah

Brangwyn Hall

Traditional German baroque holiday music in an intimate and exquisite concert that combines vocal and instrumental compositions from Bach, Handel and Telemann featuring our Maestro Martin Haselböck on the organ together with other special guest artists. Celebrate the magic sounds of the season during this special time of year.

A Baroque Christmas in Germany | Los Angeles

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles

Join us for our 14th annual production of this quintessential holiday tradition! We present Part I of Handel's Messiah plus the famous Hallelujah Chorus, as well as a number of seasonal carols for audience participation.

Sing Along Messiah 2025

Marmion Academy

Sing-Along Concert

Pomona College

Experience the Grammy Award-winning voices of the Master Chorale in the iconic holiday masterpiece— Handel’s Messiah.

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Our Lady's Choir and Camerata Øresund perform GF Handel's famous Christmas classic.

GF Handel: The Messiah with Our Lady Kantori

Church of Our Lady Copenhagen

Hallelujah! The full Messiah returns, this year under the baton of Nicholas McGegan.

Messiah

Catalina Foothills High School

Experience the Des Moines Symphony brass section like never before in our newest tradition! Celebrate the sounds of the season with favorites like Joy to the World, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and more. Westminster Presbyterian's beautiful Dobson Pipe Organ will be prominently featured alongside timpani, percussion, and our powerful brass section. Don't miss your chance to experience this intimate, family-friendly holiday concert!

Holiday Brass

Westminster Presbyterian Church of Des Moines

Alexandria’s favorite holiday musical tradition returns featuring stirring choruses from Handel’s Messiah. And dancers from BalletNova performing the greatest moments from The Nutcracker. Plus carols, classics and other sparkling favorites of the season.

Holiday with a Twist

Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campus

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Handel Messiah

Dorchester Abbey

St Hilda's College

Handel’s Messiah

Strathmore

Founded 40 years ago, Concerto Köln is one of the outstanding protagonists of early music. It's fortunate that the journey to Duisburg is not far – and that the Duisburg Philharmonic also includes seasoned experts in musically informed performance practice. This creates ideal conditions for an extraordinary encounter in a concert that brings together well-known and lesser-known masterpieces by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries. Examples such as those of the Italian Antonio Vivaldi, the German George Frideric Handel, the Frenchman Jean-Philippe Rameau, the Bohemian Jan Dismas Zelenka, and the Englishman Henry Purcell demonstrate that all of Europe was shaken by the tremendous musical developments of this period. Some of these masters will perform "vocal specialties" – arias from operas or sacred works – or, like the piano pioneer Domenico Scarlatti, excerpts from their instrumental works. The name of countertenor Valer Sabadus, who is another guest from Cologne in Duisburg, shines as brilliantly as his voice.

From all over Europe

CityPalais

Celebrate the most festive days of the year with the Residentie Orkest's brand-new tradition. Each year, we select one of The Hague's exceptional choirs for our Christmas performance of Handel's Messiah. This year, we're partnering with the Royal Choir Excelsior, active since 1881. They'll bring to life the story of Christ's birth, suffering, death and resurrection: comforting, jubilant, moving and - during the famous Hallelujah - cathartic.

Amare

Handel’s Messiah returns in all its glory with a spritely and festive performance that breathes fresh life into this beloved masterpiece. Under the direction of new Aartistic Ddirector Kathleen Allan, this interpretation draws on historically-informed performance practice. Vibrant pacing reveals the drama, intimacy, and exultation of this seasonal favourite. 

Handel's Messia

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Back by popular demand is Chorus Niagara’s Children's Messiah, a one-of-a-kind relaxed and interactive 75-minute concert, designed to ignite the love for music in young audiences, with stunning solo arias, glorious orchestral sounds and powerful choruses – over 100 singers and players! Be part of the magic of a beloved musical tradition accessible for the whole family.

Children's Messiah

GF Handel: Messiah with Chamber Choir CAMERATA

Church of Holmen

Handel’s Messiah embraces every emotion, from the first voice singing “Comfort ye,” inviting you to step aside from the season’s frenzy, to the riveting Amen Chorus at the end. In between are moments of transcendence, loss, and deeply-felt awe—what makes a classic a classic.

Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark

Princeton University

A storied holiday classic returns with a freshly enriched design to experience the beloved masterpiece, Messiah. This innovative presentation is newly organized to present the narrative clearly while still maintaining the great musical traditions of this noble work. A Chamber Chorus of the Colorado Symphony Chorus will join the soloists on stage to bring more immediacy to the narrative while the full forces of the Symphony Chorus continue to thrill with their exciting and exacting choral sound, presenting Handel’s masterpiece in an enhanced dramatic context that this story-telling composer would have appreciated.

Handel's Messiah – Awakening

Denver Performing Arts Complex

The traditional Christmas concert with the Southern Jutland Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Choir and Handel's immortal oratorio Messiah is of course also on the program in 2025.


A masterpiece that has thrilled audiences for more than 280 years. The concert is a regular part of the Christmas celebrations in the southern Jutland countryside and is played every other year – a traditional event that both musicians and audiences look forward to with great joy. One of the absolute highlights of the concert is the magnificent Hallelujah choir, which fills concert halls and churches with an almost otherworldly energy.

Handel's Messiah With Philharmonic Choir

Alsion Concert Hall

Løgumkloster Church

Ribe Cathedral

Handel’s Messiah is a moving, magnificent triumph and a highlight of the Christmas season for millions around the world each year. Symphony Nova Scotia performs this great work with our very own chorus master Joel Tranquilla. Together with four hand-picked guest soloists and the 80-voice Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus, we proudly present an uplifting interpretation of Handel’s glorious holiday favourite.

Dalhousie University

Handel’s Messiah holds a unique place in the classical music canon. It is the most famous oratorio ever written, thanks in part to the tradition of annual performances that began during Handel’s lifetime and continue today, a testament to the power of the music to reach diverse audiences across generations. Messiah tells the story of Jesus not as a linear narrative, but rather as reflections of his life and its symbolic significance. It has become a Christmas season classic.

Handel’s Messiah (2025-2026 Season)

St. Charles Borromeo Church

Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition. The exquisite choral writing and the wildly famous “Hallelujah” chorus — featuring the Seattle Symphony Chorale and a strong cast of vocal soloists alongside the orchestra — honor Handel’s greatest work.

Benaroya Hall

Hearing Handel’s Messiah performed by choir, orchestra, and four vocal soloists is always a profound experience. It is Handel’s most famous work, filled with exquisite arias and magnificent choruses – including the celebrated Hallelujah chorus. In this performance, we hear the German-language version created nearly 50 years after the English original. By then, the Baroque era had given way to Classicism, and Mozart expanded the orchestration while making several minor adjustments in line with his own instincts and the musical ideals of his time.

Handel’s Messiah – by way of Mozart

Stockholm City Hall

Hallelujah—our glorious holiday tradition returns! Composed in 1741, Handel’s Messiah is as magnificent today as it was more than 280 years ago, inspiring joy and wonder from both first-time listeners and those who return each season. Ton Koopman conducts the larger-than-life oratorio in a festive concert featuring four gifted singers and the University of Maryland Concert Choir.

Kennedy Center

Holiday Concerts: Handel’s Messiah

Basilica of Saint Mary

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

It’s Southeastern Virginia’s grandest Messiah! Conducted this year by Music Director Eric Jacobsen, Handel’s most famous work comes to life with the full Christmas section along with selections from the second and third parts, including the iconic Hallelujah chorus! This sacred masterpiece will hearten and warm the spirit this holiday season. 

Handel’s Messiah with Eric Jacobsen

First Baptist Church / Primera Iglesia Bautista

Harrison Opera House

Gather family and friends for one of the season's best-loved, most joyful events. The world-famous Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus fill Symphony Hall with the powerful sounds of Handel's Messiah. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus Director Norman Mackenzie takes center stage in this presentation of the Christmas portion of Handel's most enduring oratorio, culminating in the glorious "Hallelujah Chorus."

The Woodruff Arts Center

It’s no surprise that Handel’s Messiah continues to draw audiences back year after year. There is nothing quite like it. Although the Hallelujah chorus has become the work’s calling card, Handel wrote every note to impress and astound his listeners. Its choruses are as grand as anything Handel ever composed, the solo writing profoundly moving, the drama powerful and compelling. Performed ‘the Dunedin way’ as Handel would have first heard it, with a small orchestra and a team of twelve singers with soloists who step out from the chorus, there are few more uplifting ways to celebrate the festive season.

Handel's Messiah with Dunedin Consort

Perth Concert Hall

Experience the timeless power of Handel’s Messiah this holiday season as the Regina Philharmonic joins forces with acclaimed soloists for a moving celebration of the sacred season. From the iconic “Hallelujah” chorus to the radiant arias, this beloved holiday tradition promises to uplift and inspire.

Knox-Metropolitan United Church

We commence the festive period with one of the most celebrated pieces in the classical canon, Handel’s jubilant oratorio. Since 1742, The Messiah has secured itself in the Christmas calendar as a true celebration of the nativity. Heaped with beautiful arias including He was Despised and Rejected and I Know that My Redeemer Liveth and rousing choruses like For Unto Us a Child is Born and the ever-popular Hallelujah Chorus. This sublime work offers the quintessential holiday celebration.

Messiah Handel's glorious oratorio

Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

Amid the holiday hustle, take a moment for a joyous and refined musical escape with the Handel Choir of Baltimore. Bask in the beauty of works by Bach and Mozart, perfectly paired with highlights from Handel's Messiah, in this elegant celebration of the season.

Classical Christmas

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Toronto’s grand holiday tradition! The trumpet shall sound and the heavenly voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and our magnificent soloists will transport you to a resplendent place of peace and beauty—an inspiring night of music to celebrate the season.

David Pecaut Square

Celebrate the season with a night full of timeless melodies and sonorous brass harmonies. Join members of the orchestra for a musical sleigh ride through the unforgettable holiday hit by Leroy Anderson, as well as Handel’s glorious Joy to the World, Anthony DiLorenzo’s adaptation of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, a mash-up of Hannukah staples, and more.

Handel’s Messiah is a masterpiece of grandeur and devotion, weaving soaring melodies, triumphant choruses, and moments of profound reflection into an unforgettable musical journey. From the wonder of Christ’s birth to the triumph of the resurrection, its sweeping drama transcends faith, captivating all who hear it. And when the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus rings out, audiences rise to their feet—not out of tradition, but in sheer awe of its power.

Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center

Laurence Cummings and Academy of Ancient Music perform Handel’s Messiah – a Christmas tradition we’ve made our own.

Barbican Centre

Sing hallelujah! Handel’s Messiah isn’t just a seasonal fixture. It’s one of those pieces that transcends time, place and culture; singing of humanity – and hope – ever since the mid-18th century. Ev’ry Valley, For Unto Us a Child is Born, I Know that My Redeemer Liveth… you already know the tunes. With Laurence Cummings directing AAM, they’ll sound as if the ink has hardly dried.

Well this is becoming a very welcome habit! Fresh from his appearance back in October, Kristian Bezuidenhout returns to Gateshead, this time conducting Royal Northern Sinfonia.

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Whether you’re a seasoned singer or just love the spirit of the season, this interactive concert invites everyone to raise their voices together. You bring the voice—we’ll bring the music! Let the warmth of shared song and holiday cheer fill the air in this fun, festive celebration.

Messiah Sing-Along & Carols

Indiana Landmarks

Audiences declared last season’s sold-out performance of Home for the Holidays was the best holiday concert they have attended. We are delighted to continue this celebration of musical artistry and community spirit. This year’s program will include classic holiday tunes and selections from Handel’s joyous The Messiah. Joining the orchestra will be The Florida Philharmonic Chorus under the direction of Dr. William Dederer and Gulfshore Opera’s Harmony Choir in partnership with Charlotte County Children’s Theatre. Gather your family and friends and come share Home for the Holidays with The Florida Philharmonic. This concert is sponsored by a generous gift from Catherine Reiche.

Home for the Holidays

Burnt Store Presbyterian Church

Ring in the holidays with Bay Phil’s most joyful, spectacular celebration of the year.! Get swept up in all the magic of the season with family and holiday favorites, led by our Guest Conductor Alexander Kahn.

The Bay Area’s Best: Sounds of the Season!

Chabot College

Since 2010, chamber music ensembles of the Staatskapelle have been performing at the Bode Museum, a jewel of Berlin's museum landscape. Matinee concerts lasting just over an hour in the Gobelin Hall, with diverse programs that include music from the Baroque and Classical periods as well as works from the Romantic and Modern periods, can easily lead into further hours in the museum—for example, with a guided tour of the exhibition and the "Artwork of the Day," a private tour, or a culinary finale in the stylish museum café.

Museum Concert III

UNESCO Weltkulturerbe Museumsinsel

David Castleberry, guest Conductor
with the WV Symphony Chorus.

Clay Center

Sounds of the Holidays 2025

Louis G. Kaufman Auditorium

From the exquisite ‘Comfort Ye’ to the majestic ‘Hallelujah Chorus’, Handel’s Messiah never fails to inspire.

Arts Centre Melbourne

Experience an evening of orchestral brilliance with a program that spans centuries of musical innovation. The concert opens with George Frideric Handel’s Water Music Suite No. 1, a regal masterpiece brimming with baroque elegance. Contemporary composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Quark Dances—a dynamic and imaginative work that fuses science and sound—adds a bold, modern voice to the evening. Finally, the program culminates with Benjamin Britten’s Les Illuminations, a luminous and evocative song cycle that brings Rimbaud’s vivid poetry to life through Britten’s expressive, shimmering orchestration. Don’t miss this captivating journey through time and tone.

Radiance

Town Hall Seattle

With an all-Saskatchewan line of soloists and the SSO Chorus, we continue our favourite tradition where you get to join in the chorus.

Sing-Along Messiah

Knox United Church

One of the best or oratorios ever written, the glorious experience of hearing Handel’s Messiah never fails to create impact. Performed by the Orchestra, guest soloists and Belfast Philharmonic Choir, if you haven’t yet included it in your festive programme, then now is the time.

Ulster Orchestra: Handel's Messiah

Waterfront Hall

A cherished holiday tradition returns as the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra presents a heartwarming evening of festive favorites and timeless classics. Enjoy the splendor of the season with the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah, a beloved masterpiece that continues to inspire with its stirring choruses and radiant solos.

A Classical Christmas Echoes of the Nativity

Celebrate the holidays with the Longmont Symphony’s ever-popular Candlelight Concert, an annual tradition. This year features the orchestra, Longmont Chorale, and vocal soloists in the moving and joyous Handel’s Messiah.

Candlelight: Handel’s Messiah

Skyline High School

City of London Sinfonia returns to Salisbury Cathedral to perform Handel’s Messiah with the full Cathedral Choir under the baton of David Halls.

The Messiah

Salisbury Cathedral

The beloved tradition returns! Handel’s Messiah beautifully unfolds in Yannick’s interpretation, with “all the fanfare and glorious music” made even more affecting by “a notably warm and dear sound that was remarkably tender” (Philadelphia magazine). Subscribers have access to the best seats!

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Embrace the magic of the season at our most popular concert of the year! The Holiday Spectacular returns for its fifth year, featuring the warm, expressive voice of tenor Terrence Chin-Loy and a heartwarming program of holiday favorites.

Holiday Spectacular

Willson Auditorium

Handel’s Messiah draws us in time and time again. The storytelling and uplifting messages are captivating, and the intimate arias juxtaposed with exuberant choruses are irresistible. But maybe it is the grandeur of the oratorio that impresses most. Discover which of these strikes a chord as Nicholas McGegan, one of the world’s foremost experts on Handel’s music, conducts the SLSO and St. Louis Symphony Chorus in this beloved holiday tradition.

Powell Hall

Rejoice! Handel's treasured sacred work, which has long been a beloved holiday staple, returns to the Winspear stage. This classic Christmas tradition, composed in 1741, will put you in the holiday mood with its splendid arias, powerful recitatives, and glorious choral sections, including the famous "Hallelujah" chorus. Featuring the Richard Eaton Singers.

Winspear Centre

Join JoAnn Falletta on a captivating journey through centuries of seasonal music highlighted by soprano Sirgourney Cook performing “O Holy Night,” John Jacob Niles’ “I Wonder as I Wander” and Handel’s “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Samson. Perfect for the whole family, this performance promises a warm, illuminating feast celebrating winter’s spirit and charm.

JoAnn’s Classical Christmas

Kleinhans Music Hall

GF Handel: Messiah with Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir

Igen i år byder Mogens Dahl Kammerkor på udsøgte opførelser af Händels tilsyneladende uopslidelige klassiker ”Messias” i samarbejde med det fremragende engelske Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment og internationale solister.

G.F. Händel Messias

Karl Hirzer’s fall residency with the SSO wraps up as he returns for Handel’s Messiah.

“Hallelujah!” The Tallahassee tradition returns to the sanctuary of Trinity United Methodist Church. Few musical works are familiar to as many, and Messiah remains Handel’s best-known piece. There is no better time of year to enjoy this beautiful, sacred oratorio that has long been associated with good will and charity.

Trinity United Methodist Church in Tallahassee

Let the powerful voices and exquisite orchestration transport you through the stirring arias and majestic choruses of one of the most beloved works in the classical repertoire.

Southbank Centre

Experience the world’s most famous oratorio this December! Guest conductor Tyson Deaton leads the Phoenix Symphony & Chorus in this thrilling and inspiring performance. Enjoy beloved arias like “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” and iconic choruses, including the powerful “Hallelujah” chorus!

Mesa Arts Center

Camelback Bible Church

Pinnacle Presbyterian Church

Celebrate the spirit of the season with Messiah by Candlelight, featuring the GLCO Chorus and guest soloists.

Messiah by Candlelight

Great Lakes Center for the Arts

Featuring a stellar cast of vocal soloists, American Bach’s celebrated holiday tradition of performing Handel’s Messiah in San Francisco’s historic Grace Cathedral perennially provides a treasured December holiday event to capacity audiences. American Bach’s performances of Handel’s timeless work have become an essential part of the musical year for many music lovers and have attracted audiences of more than 50,000 from around the world.

Handel's Messiah in Grace Cathedral

Grace Cathedral

‘I did think I did see all Heaven before me,’ wrote its composer as he finished a musical reflection on faith that still brings audiences to their feet nearly three centuries after it was written. Handel’s oratorio Messiah changed the landscape of vocal music in Britain and has provided a soundtrack to the festive period for the nearly three centuries since. Join Marios Papadopoulos, a first-rate quartet of soloists and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir for a Yuletide rendition of this rousing celebration of celestial joy and human togetherness.

University of Oxford

Join us for the St James’s Piccadilly spectacular annual fundraising Christmas Gala featuring the St James’s Chamber Orchestra and BBC’s Sophie Raworth.

Christmas for All: Gala Concert

St James's Piccadilly

Join your BRSO for a special one night event of Handel’s famous oratorio, Messiah. Be enveloped by the glorious acoustics of St. Joseph Cathedral as you experience the Hallelujah Chorus, and other favorites, performed like never before by members of the Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus in this cherished holiday experience.

St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge

Celebrate the season with Handel’s Messiah like you’ve never heard it before! Sir Eugene Goossens’ grand orchestration brings new depth and richness to this beloved masterpiece, enhancing its drama and power. From the soaring “Hallelujah” Chorus to the moving arias and choruses, this performance is a breathtaking holiday tradition. Experience the majesty, the emotion, and the triumph of Messiah in a way that will leave you uplifted and inspired!

Hult Center for the Performing Arts

The oratorio is about the entire life of the Messiah. About the expectation of his coming, about his presence on Earth – the story of his suffering – about his death and his salvation of mankind.

Aalborg Central Waterfront

Iveta Apkalna and Katrīna Paula Felsberga

Marienkirche, Neubrandenburg

Mendelssohn's charming double concerto with the superb Ezra Duo, an expressive Canadian tribute to Caribbean history and a bouquet of Christmas favourites

Baroque and Beyond

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts

St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London

La Scala Theatre

Saint-Roch Church, Paris

Auditorium Parco della Musica

Following a triumphant debut with the Monteverdi Choir in December 2024, celebrated French baroque specialist Christophe Rousset brings his dramatic flair to Handel’s thrilling oratorio this Christmas.

The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists have been performing historically-informed Handel for almost 50 years, and are “unbeatable in the performance of this repertoire” (Scherzo). A stellar cast of soloists will join “the best choir in the world” (Trouw), bringing MCO’s trademark immediacy and drama to Handel’s festive masterpiece for the first time in over three decades.

Handel: Messiah

Église Saint-Roch

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Teatro alla Scala

Join us for a favorite holiday tradition! Handel’s setting of Biblical texts reaches operatic heights and is full of iconic melodies. A stellar cast of soloists and the chorus of Music of the Baroque are conducted by Jane Glover, whose previous Messiah with the NY Phil was lauded as "superb” (The New York Times).

David Geffen Hall

In this concert, Handel’s masterful storytelling brings the narrative of Christ to vivid musical life. The powerful chorus elevates this iconic work with extraordinary energy and depth. This is a unique chance to experience one of Handel’s greatest masterpieces under the baton of Rafael Payare—a holiday classic not to be missed!

The Messiah: Hallelujah!

Place des Arts

Celebrate the season with the glad musical tidings of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra’s beloved holiday concert, a favorite family event for music lovers of all ages. CUSO is joined by the University of Illinois Chamber Singers and Oratorio Society to perform Gloria of Francis Poulenc, a spectacular work for large chorus and full orchestra. The angelic voices of the Central Illinois Youth Chorus will be featured in music by John Williams from the film Home Alone. Uplifting songs of the season, a visit from Santa, and a sing-along of carols are sure to make spirits bright.

Good Tidings!

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Composed in a staggering twenty-four days Messiah was first performed in Dublin in 1742 where it received a rapturous welcome. Not so the following year when it premiered in London to a distinctly hostile reception. It wasn’t until Messiah began to be presented in charity performances at the Foundling Hospital in London that the public started to embrace the work we now regard as Handel’s greatest composition.

Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín

Experience Nashville’s grandest Messiah, brought to life by the powerful Nashville Symphony and Chorus, joined by four extraordinary soloists. Celebrate the season with the resounding "Hallelujah" Chorus and the passion, drama, and breathtaking beauty of this timeless masterpiece.

Composer

George Frideric Handel

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 2, 2024 - Apr 14, 2026

Chamber Music for Winds · The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

9 - 22 Dec, 2025

Handel’s Messiah · The Sixteen

19 - 22 Dec, 2025

GF Handel: Messiah with Chamber Choir CAMERATA · Holmens Kirke

20 - 22 Dec, 2025

GF Handel: The Messiah with Our Lady Kantori · Københavns Domkirke

Dec 23, 2025

Handel’s Messiah · Sinfonia Smith Square

Past events

Dec 21, 2025

Handel's Messiah · Brangwyn Hall

Dec 21, 2025

A Baroque Christmas in Germany | Los Angeles · Musica Angelica

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