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Handel's Messiah overpowered by massed forces to close the Proms Choral Day

Messiah at the BBC Proms Choral Day
© BBC | Andy Paradise
Helen Charlston
© BBC | Andy Paradise
John Butt conducts Messiah
© BBC | Andy Paradise
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“when Mozart got out of the way and left things to strings alone... Charlston shone”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 7 September 2024
Handel, Messiah (arr. Mozart, sung in English)
Nardus Williams, Soprano
Helen Charlston, Mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Hulett, Tenor
Ashley Riches, Bass
The Fourth Choir
Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
LYC Chamber Choir
Bath Minerva Choir
Philharmonia Chorus
Voices of the River's Edge
John Butt, Conductor
Joshua Bell and the ASMF thrill in Schumann and Brahms
****1
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***11
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***11
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*****
Mozart and Beethoven from the ASMF and Bell in Sydney mini-residency
****1
Polished Bell leads ASMF down under
****1
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