Name: Academy of Ancient Music Tenebrae Choir Short
Start: 2021-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Elbphilharmonie

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Grace Davidson

Contralto

Martha McLorinan

Alto

Tenor

James Gilchrist

Bass

Matthew Brook

Conductor

Nigel Short

Orchestra

Academy of Ancient Music

Others

Tenebrae Choir

Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg

Academy of Ancient Music / Tenebrae Choir / Short

Hamburg

Germany

Elbphilharmonie

Grosser Saal

This work »surpasses everything ever performed before in this or any other kingdom,« the press exulted when George Frideric Handel performed his new oratorio »Messiah« in Dublin on 13 April 1742. Today, Handel’s »Messiah« is a standard ingredient of the Christmas-time concert repertoire. And London’s award-winning Tenebrae Choir under the baton of Nigel Short is making its Elbphilharmonie debut with what must be the composer’s best-loved oratorio. They are accompanied by top soloists and the famous Academy of Ancient Music, which makes this Christmas classic shine on original instruments.

Public

Messiah HWV 56

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Countertenor

Mezzo-soprano

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Academy of Ancient Music / Tenebrae Choir / Short: Messiah Händel

The Dublin concert hall was packed to the rafters on the night of 13 April 1742. To ensure everyone could be accommodated, the men had to leave their swords outside and the women could not wear crinoline. What they experienced was truly remarkable. No less a figure than London’s uncrowned opera king Georg Friedrich Handel was visiting Ireland – with his own organ and a brand-new oratorio titled »Messiah«. Needless to say, it was an overwhelming success.

English

Academy of Ancient Music / Tenebrae Choir / Short by Händel, Sat 18 Dec 2021, From (2021/2021), Conductor Nigel Short, Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany

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Programme, About & Synopsis

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