Handel, George Frederick

A D.I.Y. ‘Messiah,’ Starring You and Yours as Choristers

Our critic joined with amateur singers and professionals for a “Messiah” sing-in at David Geffen Hall, just one “Messiah” on the city’s holiday calendar.

By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

Glyndebourne Festival Handel, George Frederick Opera

In a Handel Opera, a Rare Type of Voice Gets a New Audience

A revival of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” this summer at Glyndebourne, an English opera festival, features three countertenors with three different sounds.

By David Belcher

Bicket, Harry Choir of Trinity Wall Street Classical Music English Concert Handel and Haydn Society Handel, George Frederick Messiah (Musical Work) Miller Theater at Columbia University Music New York Philharmonic Opera Phillips, Peter (1953- ) Tallis Scholars Trinity Church (Manhattan, NY) Wachner, Julian

Trinity Church’s ‘Messiah’ Is Still the Gold Standard

The church’s urgent and eloquent version of Handel’s classic oratorio remains an inspired communal rite.

By Zachary Woolfe

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Review: An Unexpectedly Relevant Oratorio at the Philharmonic

Planned over a year ago, Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” was presented while the Israel-Hamas war unfolds in the Middle East.

By Oussama Zahr