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G.F. Handel: Messiah

Plot: In Handel's day this best-loved of all oratorios was performed by fewer than forty instrumentalists and a chorus, less than thirty strong, of boy trebles and men. That is the tradition to which Christopher Hogwood has returned in his performances with the Academy of Ancient Music
Release Date: Friday, January 1 1981
42 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Christopher HogwoodChristopher Hogwood
Christopher Hogwood was
40 in G.F. Handel: Messiah
as 'Conductor'.
Wed, Sep 10 1941 –
Wed, Sep 24 2014
Portrait of Judith NelsonJudith Nelson
Judith Nelson was
>> in G.F. Handel: Messiah
as 'Soprano 1'.
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Portrait of Emma KirkbyEmma Kirkby
Emma Kirkby was
32 in G.F. Handel: Messiah
as 'Soprano 2'.
Sat, Feb 26 1949
Portrait of Carolyn WatkinsonCarolyn Watkinson
Carolyn Watkinson was
>> in G.F. Handel: Messiah
as 'Contralto'.
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Portrait of Paul ElliottPaul Elliott
Paul Elliott was
>> in G.F. Handel: Messiah
as 'Tenor'.
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Portrait of David ThomasDavid Thomas
David Thomas was
>> in G.F. Handel: Messiah
as 'Bass'.
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Portrait of Simon PrestonSimon Preston
Simon Preston was
43 in G.F. Handel: Messiah
as 'Organist and Master of the Choristers'.
Thu, Aug 04 1938 –
Fri, May 13 2022

Crew

Portrait of Roy TippingRoy Tipping
Roy Tipping was
>> in G.F. Handel: Messiah
as 'Director'
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Portrait of Christopher HogwoodChristopher Hogwood
Christopher Hogwood was
40 in G.F. Handel: Messiah
as 'Conductor'
Wed, Sep 10 1941 –
Wed, Sep 24 2014