Sunday 9 December 2007, 7.30pm
Handel Messiah 135'
Roy Goodman conductor • Sophie Daneman soprano • Renata Pokupic mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Watts tenor • Michael George baritone • Hallé Choir
Handel's meditation on Christ's birth, passion and resurrection, Messiah - popular ever since it was first performed more than 250 years ago - virtually defines a particular sort of British religious impulse: tender but strong, rooted in confidence, human understanding, generosity and good cheer. All that and great tunes. Roy Goodman conducts a festive performance with outstanding soloists. Sophie Daneman and Michael George, both in the front rank of British Handelians today, are joined by the delightful young Croatian mezzo-soprano Renata Pokupic. Every valley, no doubt, shall be exalted ... |
