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Northern Sinfonia: A Messiah with plenty of passion

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Reviewed at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage One, Gateshead on 1 December 2012
Handel, Messiah
Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Matthew Halls, Conductor
Joanne Lunn, Soprano
Christopher Ainslie, Countertenor
Thomas Hobbs, Tenor
Matthew Brook, Bass
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