The Masterwork Chorus: Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall

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The Masterwork Chorus: Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall
Dec. 23. 7:30PM. $47-$126.

How did the Christmas season become Messiah season? Handel wrote his famous oratorio, The Messiah, for Easter. It was premiered around Easter. But for whatever reason, it’s become a Christmas favorite, and because Handel made so many revisions to it, almost no two Messiahs are the same. The Masterwork Chorus, orchestra, and soloists perform theIr Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 23.

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