(c) Eric Devillet Handel's Messiah: Eglise Saint‐Roch
Paris, Eglise Saint‐Roch — Main Hall
About the Event
Handel's Messiah is, of course, a universally famous Alleluia. But this sumptuous chorus is just one of the many treasures in a score that is rich in the most varied emotions. Throughout these two and a half hours divided into three tableaux, Handel sings the Nativitý as well as the Stations of the Cross and the Resurrection of the Saviour, moving from the most radiant joy to the most suffocating tragedy, in a score carried by a choir in glory. Above all, there is the absolute sinceritý of the composer and the extraordinary vitalitý that he breathes into this true passion that bears no name. Triumphantly premiered in 1742, Messiah would never again leave English and European musical life, transformed by Victorian England into colossal celebrations.
Who better to exalt this unique work than the legendary Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists? With exceptional soloists, these two legendary ensembles, under the obviously ideal direction of Christophe Rousset, will bring out the majesty of this cathedral of sound.
Program
- Georg Friedrich Händel – Messiah HWV 56
Cast / Production
Ana Vieira Leite, soprano
Sarah Connolly, mezzo‐soprano
Andrew Staples, ténor
William Thomas, basse
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Christophe Rousset, direction
Address
Eglise Saint‐Roch, 296, rue Saint‐Honoré, Paris, France — Google Maps
