CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Ballet is bringing an adaptation of Handel’s “Messiah” to Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State ...

Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...

The 73rd presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” by the Messiah Chorus of Lake County will be at 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at St. Gabriel Church, 9925 Johnnycake Ridge Road in Concord Township. It’s free to attend, ...

Handel’s Messiah was first performed in Dublin, and Handel insisted that it be used to raise money for debtors in prison, ...

No one today knows the name of one of the great, unsung heroes of the classical music canon — the composer George Frideric Handel’s tailor. Without the garment-maker, the world would never have ...

What: Honor Handel’s most outstanding work with joyous refrains and exultant arias, including the iconic “Hallelujah” chorus. Conducted by James Lowe and chorale director Dr. Meg Stohlmann, featuring ...

Georg Friedrich Handel would probably roll over in his grave if he knew what they've done to his "Messiah." No, it's not that most music organizations snip and trim a little bit of the lengthy ...

Curious twists of observance announced the arrival of the 2024 Christmas season. Despite efforts of retailers to launch advertising campaigns weeks if not months before Black Friday, families were ...

It’s December, so you’re probably starting to hear Christmas music everywhere. “Jingle Bells,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” are all favorites, but what about the Hallelujah ...

George Frideric Handel was mainly a composer of operas. In fact, he composed dozens of them. Even though his productions were popular in 18th-century London, Handel had his enemies -- he was a ...

Handel’s Messiah, one of the most beloved holiday traditions, begins with the phrase “Comfort ye my people.” In a year when people need comfort more than ever, GBH and the Handel and Haydn Society ...

Crisp, brisk, and almost frantically presented, this Czech performance of Messiah stands as one with the greatest velocity on record, competing with both McCreesh (Archiv, 1997) and the Scholars ...