Handel's Messiah
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| When | 04 April 2009 |
| Venue | Festival Theatre |
| Price | 8.00pm Adult from $51.90 Child 2-14 years from $18 Conc from $46.90 |
| Conductor | Graham Abbott |
| Soprano | Tiffany Speight |
| Mezzo Soprano | Sally-Anne Russell |
| Tenor | Paul McMahon |
| Bass | Douglas McNicol |
Anyone who has experienced Messiah will understand Handel's heartfelt exclamation during its composition that 'I think I did see all of heaven before me and even the great God himself.'
With its mighty choruses and timeless theme of divine love transfigured by suffering and sacrifice, no other work in western music has moved so many people of all faiths, or none, for more than two and a half centuries.
For this performance, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the work's first performance in South Australia (the first orchestral performance given here), the ASO is joined by a leading Australian cast of singers and Handel expert Graham Abbott.
