Messiah

This is the most creative recording of Handel's Messiah I have seen.The alto Hellecant does a very passionate, quite remarkable version of "He was despised". The soprano aria "How beautiful are the feet" is moving, and the images shown along... Full review

As has been pointed out, Messiah has an English libretto, but there are a number of different language versions.Perhaps Klein wanted to make more of an international film. After all, the film depicts scenes from around the world. I know... Full review

I just have to correct Marcus Berg, because he did big factual mistake commenting Messiah, which could confuse people who don't know. The original language of Haendel's oratorio Messiah IS English! Haendel spent the most of his fruitful years as... Full review

That Mr. Castagner had no problem keeping up was probably the result of his long experience in "Messiah" performances, the most recent of which was on Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of New York. Philippe Castagner, a tenor, filled in for an indisposed John Mark Ainsley. ... Full Review

That Mr. Castagner had no problem keeping up was probably the result of his long experience in "Messiah" performances, the most recent of which was on Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of New York. Philippe Castagner, a tenor, filled in for an indisposed John Mark Ainsley. ... Full Review

Handel's Messiah is an exultant declaration of religious faith. But does it still speak to us (and for us) in the same way, some 250 years after it was written? ... Full Article