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Owen Rees

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Julia Doyle

Mezzo-soprano

Esther Brazil

Contralto

Nick Pritchard

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Ashley Riches

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Andrew Nethsingha

Tenor

Mark Dobell

Robin Blaze

Tom Butler

Baritone

Westminster Abbey Choristers

Handel’s Messiah

London

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Westminster Cathedral

Oxford

The Sheldonian Theatre

Messiah Händel

Public

Messiah HWV 56

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Handel’s Messiah: Messiah Händel

AAM returns to the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford for an annual performance with Choir of The Queen's College.
Handel’s Messiah lies at the very heart of Christmas musical festivities. The oratorio follows Christ’s life from the prophecies of the Old Testament through to his birth, passion and resurrection, and the final conquest of sin with the promise of eternal life. Handel uses his consummate skill as an opera composer to inject vivid colour and intense drama into his score. First heard in 1741, it remains just as popular today as it did in Dublin nearly 300 years ago. Arias of mesmerising beauty and triumphant courage sit alongside virtuoso choruses of stunning power – including the famous ‘Hallelujah Chorus’.

This concert continues the acclaimed collaboration between the Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford and the world famous Academy of Ancient Music, a combination of the finest choral singing and an orchestra with a worldwide reputation for excellence in baroque and classical music.  Previous performances of Messiah in this collaboration, also with star-studded lineups of soloists, have sold out months before the event and early booking is advised.

Choir and orchestra are conducted by Owen Rees, Director of Music at The Queen’s College, hailed as ‘one of the most energetic and persuasive voices’ in this field.

English

Handel’s Messiah by Händel, From (2023/2023), Conductor Owen Rees, Andrew Nethsingha, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, United Kingdom

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