George Frideric Handel composed about 25 oratorios, nearly half of them on Jewish themes. Some were enormous hits when they were premiered in the first half of the 18th century. Most were in English ...

Classical music fans often hear a signature piece by George Frideric Handel each December. Handel’s famous oratorio “Messiah,” and its beloved “Hallelujah” chorus, is a favorite during Christmas ...

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A holiday tradition for the Society since first performing the work on Christmas Day 1874 in Carnegie Hall under the baton of founding director Leopold Damrosch, this year's grand performance includes ...

But the story that lingers longest in the memory — especially at this time of the year — is probably that of George Frideric Handel, who composed his masterpiece oratorio, “Messiah,” in a classic ...

Evergreen of Evergreens, Oratorio of Oratorios, forever and ever! Would Handel’s “Messiah” be as ubiquitous if the composer had, in summer 1741, been handed a different biblical life to set to music, ...