Handel - Messiah

John Butt: Director; Rachel Redmond: Soprano; Jess Dandy: Alto; Nicholas Mulroy: Tenor; Roland Wood: Bass

It’s no surprise that Handel’s ‘Messiah’ continues to draw audiences back year after year. Put simply, there is nothing quite like it. Although the Hallelujah chorus has become its best-known excerpt, Handel wrote every note to impress and astound his listeners. Its choruses are as grand as anything Handel ever composed, the solo writing profoundly moving, the drama powerful and compelling. Performed ‘the Dunedin way’ as Handel would have first heard it, with a small orchestra, a team of twelve singers and soloists who step out from the chorus, there are few more uplifting ways to celebrate the festive season.