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Handel: Messiah

Huddersfield Town HallCorporation St, Huddersfield, Yorkshire and the Humber, HD1 2TA, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Saturday 19 December 202619:00
Programme
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)Messiah
Performers
Huddersfield Choral Society
Orchestra of Opera North
Charlotte CorderoyConductor
Anna DevinSoprano
Kitty WhatelyMezzo-soprano
Benjamin HulettTenor
Paul WhittakerBSL Interpreter

Recognised as HCS’s signature piece, Messiah, is probably the most celebrated choral work – and for many, the start of Christmas proper. This year we welcome Charlotte Corderoy, a young conductor with a stellar future, to put her own stamp on the work. Charlotte is already building an international reputation and was Critics’ Circle Conductor of the Year in 2025. You won’t want to miss it.

This concert will have British Sign Language interpretation

Tickets: From £26

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“It is difficult in no common degree to write anew concerning The Messiah,”1 said the music writer Henry F Chorley in 1859. The piece was, of course, 117 years old at the time, and there has only been more written on this landmark composition since. Handel’s Messiah is not just a popular classic, after all: it’s also a hugely important work.