(Source: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) Posted by Joyce DeFrancesco In honor of the holiday season, Music Director Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra present a one-night-only performance of Handel's glorious Messiah on Saturday, December 5 at 8 p.m. at Heinz Hall. George Frideric Handel's much adored oratorio was a modest success at the time of its debut in Dublin, Ireland, in 1742, but it steadily gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music. Honeck welcomes featured guest vocal soloists Christina Landshamer, soprano; Robin Blaze, counter-tenor; Paul Appleby, tenor; and Paul Armin Edelmann,...
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