Messiah (Musical Work)

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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James Bowman, Who Helped Resurrect the Countertenor, Dies at 81

He took up the repertory for the highest male voice at a time when few were performing it. He was particularly known for two roles in Britten operas.

By Neil Genzlinger

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Onstage, It’s Finally Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Again

After one holiday season lost to the pandemic and another curtailed by Omicron, seasonal staples including “The Nutcracker,” “A Christmas Carol” and “Messiah” are back in force.

By Michael Paulson

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Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Two performances, at Trinity Church Wall Street and the New York Philharmonic, were similar yet showed how beauty emerges in divergence.

By Oussama Zahr

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