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Classical Music
All the great tunes and choruses, but funkier than you can imagine: Handel's ever-popular work in a jazzy new version gets its London debut
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Opera
Handel's Messiah dominates the month's great music, but there is also Bach, passionate Italian opera and a German fairy tale
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Opera
The Christmas story is told in grand choruses and virtuosic solos, sung by the finest artists and with thrilling instrumental playing
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Opera
Messiah makes an impact however it is sung. But what's so special about an oratorio written in a rush and using recycled material? Claudia Pritchard explains
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Classical Music
From 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' to Handel's 'Messiah', this week of seasonal music has something for everyone
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Players and singers in 18th-century attire bring to life the London-based world of composer Handel
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Classical Music
There's something for everyone in a week of Christmas music
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Classical Music
Handel made London his home, and not so far from where he lived his music is still played in the manner he would have known
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Classical Music
Messiah is often sung and played by enormous forces, but smaller ensembles like this bring an electrifying directness and pace to the great oratorio
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Classical Music
It's familiar and frequently performed, but we can't help but feel Christmassy when we hear Handel's Messiah