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A fast and furious Messiah: Nathalie Stutzmann's debut for NSO

By Hilary Stroh, 18 December 2015
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“Stutzmann’s Messiah didn’t dawdle around much, but saved the world at an accelerated pace”
Reviewed at Kennedy Center: Concert Hall, Washington on 17 December 2015
Programme
Handel, Messiah
Performers
National Symphony Orchestra
Nathalie Stutzmann, Conductor
Emőke Baráth, Soprano
Sara Mingardo, Mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Wiliford, Tenor
Stephen Powell, Baritone
University of Maryland Concert Choir
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Hilary Stroh
Hilary Stroh
Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.