Singer

Some pieces never lose their lustre, and Handel’s Messiah is no exception. After the resounding success of last year’s performance, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the OM are back to perform this musical gem in the majestic Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal.

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Handel’s Messiah

Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal

Washington, D.C.’s favorite holiday tradition returns! Laurence Equilbey makes her much-anticipated debut conducting the NSO, the University of Maryland Concert Choir, and an all-star lineup of soloists in Handel’s greatest oratorio celebration. Composed in 1741, Messiah is as potent today as it was more than 280 years ago, inspiring joy and wonder from both first-time listeners and those who return every year.

Kennedy Center

When Bach arrived in Leipzig in late May of 1723 he came prepared to show the city what he could do as the director of music. The high point of the 2023 festival will be a celebration of the first cantatas that Bach performed in the principal churches of the city in the weeks after his arrival. As these works amply demonstrate, it was an auspicious beginning to a period of extraordinary creative output which saw the composition of over 100 cantatas in the course of the next  four years. Join us as we celebrate this turning point in Bach’s life with some of his greatest cantata creations - not to be missed!

Leipzig Cantatas

Eastminster United Church

Many of Bach’s instrumental works, as well as a significant number of non-religious vocal works were performed at Zimmermann’s coffee house in Leipzig. We are especially pleased and excited to welcome the distinguished Canadian actor RH Thomson in his Toronto Bach Festival debut as Herr Zimmermann as we inaugurate a new feature at this year’s festival, a recreation of the spirit of this important outlet in Bach’s creative life. Leave your formal concert etiquette at home, and join us at Toronto’s venerable Concert Hall for a relaxing evening of great music in a café setting.

Kaffeehaus

The Concert Hall

Join the NY Phil holiday tradition, the Messiah of Messiahs! Dazzling vocal solos, instrumental fireworks, and splendid choral writing combine to make this oratorio the musical crown of the season. Baroque specialist Masaaki Suzuki conducts.

Handel's Messiah

Lincoln Center

The San Francisco Symphony writes: George Frideric Handel’s Messiah was an instant classic soon after its 1742 premiere and has been a holiday tradition around the world ever since. Through a dramatic series of arias, recitatives, and choruses, Handel offers a musical meditation on Christ’s birth, life, and resurrection—and his message of redemption. Masaaki Suzuki leads the SF Symphony and Chorus in this perennial favorite. 

Jonathon Adams

Baritone

Events

Past events

9 - 11 Dec, 2024

Handel’s Messiah · Orchestre Métropolitain

14 - 17 Dec, 2023

Handel’s Messiah · National Symphony Orchestra

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