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Cleveland Orchestra Messiah has fine moments but misses the mark

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Reviewed at Severance Music Center: Mandel Concert Hall, Cleveland on 3 December 2015
Handel, Messiah
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Robert Porco, Conductor
Yulia Van Doren, Soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-soprano
John Tessier, Tenor
Timothy Jones, Bass-baritone
Barbara Hannigan surveys American voices with The Cleveland Orchestra
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*****
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An uneven symphonic pairing from Franz Welser-Möst in Cleveland
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****1
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