Fri/Sat, Dec 1-2, 2022 | 8pm
MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, WOOLNER STAGE
MARTIN MARIETTA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, RALEIGH
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North Carolina Symphony
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Isa Signoret, mezzo-soprano
Josh Lovell, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
North Carolina Master Chorale
Dr. 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
7. Chorus: And he shall purify / Recitative (Mezzo-soprano): Behold, a virgin shall conceive
8. Air and Chorus (Mezzo-soprano): 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
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
18. Chorus: His yoke is easy, and His burthen is light
Intermission
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Messiah
PART II
12. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
20. Air (Mezzo-soprano): He was despised
21-23. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs / And with His stripes we are healed / All we like sheep have gone astray
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 (Tenor): But Thou didst not leave His soul in Hell
31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him
40. Air (Soprano): I know that my Redeemer liveth
42. Recitative (Bass): Behold, I tell you a mystery
43. Air (Bass): The trumpet shall sound
39. Chorus: Hallelujah
