And, in 1759, when he was blind and in failing health, he insisted on attending an April 6 performance of Messiah at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Eight days later, Handel died at home.

Handel's Messiah was broadcast on Radio 3 on Christmas Day 2009 at 7pm during Performance on 3. Conductor Laurence Cummings and director Deborah Warner introduce and discuss each part of Handel's ...

followed by a complete performance of “Messiah” on Friday, Dec. 13. Guide: Where to enjoy Handel’s ‘Messiah’ this holiday season “Being entrusted with rendering the music of a great ...

The Tabernacle Choir has recorded the “Hallelujah” from Messiah more than a dozen times over the last century. In this performance, Handel’s celebratory fanfares are augmented by the Gabriel ...

It's "Messiah," by German-British opera composer George Frideric Handel. "It has been in near continuous performance from 1742, when it premiered, all the way up to the present," said author ...

Recorded in 1992, this performance of Handel's awesome "Messiah" took place on the 250th anniversary of the initial rendition of the piece. Recorded at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland ...

The glorious two-hour performance, in the magnificent venue of Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, will see the recruits sing and perform the titanic masterpiece that is Handel’s Messiah. They will be ...

The Cantata Singers of Elmira present a historically-informed performance of Handel's oratorio Messiah on Saturday, May 17 at ...

the Calvin Oratorio Society made its debut with the first of its now traditional Christmas season performances of Handel's Messiah. Since that time, the Calvin Oratorio Society has grown under the ...