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Messiah: Reimagined at St George’s, Hanover Square... but not too much

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“Laurence Cummings, currently one of the very best of Handel conductors, worked his magic”
Reviewed at St George's, Hanover Square, London on 5 April 2021
Handel, Messiah
Lucy Crowe, Soprano
Iestyn Davies, Countertenor
Nathan Vale, Tenor
Edward Grint, Baritone
London Handel Orchestra
Laurence Cummings, Conductor
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****1
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***11
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**111
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***11
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