The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage OneSt Mary's Square
Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, North-East, NE8 2JR, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Performers
| Royal Northern Sinfonia | |
| Northern Sinfonia Chorus | |
| Matthew Halls | Conductor |
| Joanne Lunn | Soprano |
| Christopher Ainslie | Countertenor |
| Thomas Hobbs | Tenor |
| Matthew Brook | Bass |
When the Bishop of London banned
religious-themed works from London
theatres in the 1730s, Handel saw
an opportunity to maintain the
public’s appetite for sacred stories
and dramatic music. He created
the oratorio ‘Messiah’ for concert
performance in sacred buildings.
Part German Passion, part English
Anthem, part Italian Opera,
‘Messiah’ changed the landscape of
vocal music in Britain and has held
audiences awestruck for nearly
three centuries – a towering and
inspired creation for soloists, chorus
and Orchestra that still brings
audiences to their feet.
religious-themed works from London
theatres in the 1730s, Handel saw
an opportunity to maintain the
public’s appetite for sacred stories
and dramatic music. He created
the oratorio ‘Messiah’ for concert
performance in sacred buildings.
Part German Passion, part English
Anthem, part Italian Opera,
‘Messiah’ changed the landscape of
vocal music in Britain and has held
audiences awestruck for nearly
three centuries – a towering and
inspired creation for soloists, chorus
and Orchestra that still brings
audiences to their feet.
