Fri/Sat, Dec 2-3, 2022 | 8pm
MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, WOOLNER STAGE
DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, RALEIGH
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North Carolina Symphony
Andrew Grams, conductor
Sonya Headlam, soprano
Leah Wool, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Damien Geter, bass-baritone
North Carolina Master Chorale
Alfred E. Sturgis, Music Director
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Messiah
PART I
1. Sinfonia
2. Accompagnato (Tenor): Comfort ye, my people
3. Air (Tenor): Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
4. Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord
5. Accompagnato (Bass): Thus saith the Lord
6. Air (Alto) : But who may abide the day
7. Chorus: And he shall purify / Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive
8. Air and Chorus (Alto): O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
9. Accompagnato (Bass): For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
10. Air (Bass): The people that walked in darkness
11. Chorus: For unto us a Child is Born
12. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) / Recitative (Soprano): There were shepherds abiding
13. Accompagnato (Soprano): And lo, the angel of the Lord / Recitative (Soprano): And the angel said unto them
14. Accompagnato (Soprano): And suddenly, there was with the angel
15. Chorus: Glory to God in the Highest
16. Air (Soprano): Rejoice greatly / Recitative (Alto): Then shall the eyes of the blind
17. Duet (Soprano and Alto): He shall feed his flock
18. Chorus: His yoke is easy, and His burthen is light
Intermission
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Messiah
PART II
19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
20. Air (Alto): He was despised
21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
24. Accompagnato (Tenor): All they that see Him
25. Chorus: He trusted in God
26. Accompagnato (Tenor): Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
27. Arioso (Tenor): Behold and see if there be any sorrow
28. Accompagnato (Tenor): He was cut off
29. Air (Soprano): But Thou didst not leave His soul in Hell
39. Chorus: Hallelujah
PART III
40. Air (Soprano): I know that my Redeemer liveth
41. Chorus: Since by man came death
42. Accompagnato (Bass): Behold, I tell you a mystery
43. Air (Bass): The trumpet shall sound
47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
