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Since its premiere in 1742, George Frideric Handel's 3.5-hour oratorio for chorus, soloists and orchestra has become a ...

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Try to think of Australia without immediately envisioning the Sydney Opera House. It’s hard, right?That’s because this striking masterpiece under the Sydney Harbour Bridge has become renowned ...

Sydney marked the start of 2025 with an unforgettable fireworks display over the iconic Sydney Harbour. The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge were illuminated in a stunning array of colors, ...

Four of the city’s best-known productions are remarkably different yet still deeply satisfying in their individual approaches to the perennial masterpiece.

It’s a challenge, but it feels accessible because while it’s composed as an English opera, it doesn’t have the sets and costumes, so that it can be performed by anyone or anywhere.” Handel’s “Messiah” ...

George Frideric Handel wrote the music for “Messiah” during political and social unrest. Charles Jennens put together the text when experiencing deep despair.

(Courtesy of Doubleday and Mary Fecteau) Host Scott Tong gets the behind-the-scenes story of the creation of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" with Georgetown professor Charles King, author of ...

The story of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah”—its composition, premier and gradual rise to worldwide popularity—has been told many times. Charles King’s innovation in “Every Valley ...