With an orchestra comprised of Baroque Era instruments, and a performance guided by Milnes’s extensive research into Handel’s ...

Some Chicagoans came to appreciate “Messiah” as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.

In its 26th year, American Bach Soloists' performance of Handel's beloved oratorio is still fresh and urgent.

With the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, the highly compelling performance is likely to be even stronger on subsequent ...

"Messiah is unique in the canon of Western music," writes Maestro Richman. "Performed every year since its premiere in 1742 to ever-growing audiences, its appeal knows no boundaries." The first ...

A beloved Nashville holiday tradition returns Dec. 17-20, when the Nashville Symphony and Chorus perform George Frederic Handel’s stunning "Messiah" at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Full of passion, ...

Messiah, the most famous oratorio ever written, is quite unlike Handel's other ones, let alone those by most earlier and later composers. A German who initially made his fame writing Italian operas ...

The Dallas Bach Society performs Handel's 'Messiah' at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021.

Part of the origin story behind one of the best-loved classical oratorios is a real-life scandal involving a mix of blackmail, sex and redemption.

Steinbach audiences will get a chance this weekend to sing along with Messiah Queered, a performance of Handel's famous ...