The Hallé – Messiah

Jeannette Sorrell conductor
Sonya Headlam soprano
Beth Moxon  mezzo-soprano
Thomas Elwin tenor
Henry Waddington bass-baritone
Hallé Choir Matthew Hamilton, choral director

Handel Messiah

Grammy winner Jeannette Sorrell is joined by some of the country’s finest opera stars and the Hallé Choir for an innovative and theatrical production of Handel’s classic that has been universally praised for its refreshingly unique interpretation. In this concert, we’ll explore its dramatic potential to full effect – after all, an oratorio is effectively an opera, just without the staging and costumes – and Sorrell takes the view that a more theatrical production is precisely what Handel intended. Messiah is 284 years old this year and has been performed countless times in that period (the Hallé alone have performed it almost every year – sometimes more than once – since 1859). Tonight’s concert provides a strikingly original take on this much-loved work.