Handel's Messiah
Friday, December 16, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 7:30 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Featuring Mathieu Lussier, conductor
Marianne Lambert, soprano
Marie-Andrée Mathieu, mezzo-soprano
Colin Balzer, tenor
Tyler Duncan, bass
The Symphony Nova Scotia Chorus, with the Halifax Camerata Singers
Symphony Nova Scotia
On the program
| George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Messiah PART THE FIRST 1 Sinfonia 2 Comfort ye my people – Accompagnato/Tenor 3 Ev'ry valley shall be exalted – Aria/Tenor 4 And the glory of the Lord – Chorus 5 Thus saith the Lord – Accompagnato/Bass 6 But who may abide the day of his coming? – Aria/Alto 7 And he shall purify – Chorus 8 Behold, a virgin shall conceive – Recitative/Alto 9 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion – Aria/Alto and Chorus 10 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth – Accompagnato/Bass 11 The people that walked in darkness – Aria/Bass 12 For unto us a child is born – Chorus 13 Pifa ("Pastoral Symphony") 14a There were shepherds abiding in the field – Recitative/Soprano 14b And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them – Accompagnato/Soprano 15 And the angel said unto them – Recitative/Soprano 16 And suddenly there was with the angel – Accompagnato/Soprano 17 Glory to God – Chorus 18 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion – Aria/Soprano 19 Then shall the eyes of the blind – Recitative/Alto 20 He shall feed his flock – Duet/Alto & Soprano 21 His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light – Chorus |
| Intermission |
| PART THE SECOND 22 Behold the Lamb of God – Chorus 23 He was despised – Aria/Alto 24 Surely he hath borne our griefs – Chorus 25 And with his stripes we are healed – Chorus 26 All we like sheep have gone astray – Chorus 27 All they that see him laugh him to scorn – Accompagnato/Tenor 28 He trusted in God – Chorus 29 Thou art gone up on high – Aria/Alto 30 How beautiful are the feet – Aria/Soprano 31 Why do the nations so furiously rage together? Aria/Bass (version I) 32 Let us break their bonds asunder – Chorus 33 He that dwelleth in heaven – Recitative/Tenor 34 Thou shalt break them – Aria/tenor 35 Hallelujah – Chorus |
| PAUSE |
| PART THE THIRD 36 Behold I tell you a mystery – Accompagnato/Bass 37 The trumpet shall sound – Aria/Bass 38 Then shall be brought to pass – Recitative/Alto 39 O death, where is thy sting? – Duet/Alto & Tenor 40 But thanks be to God – Chorus 41 If God be for us, who can be against us – Aria/Soprano 42 Worthy is the lamb that was slain – Chorus 43 Amen – Chorus |
Additional players: Anna Genest, Alsu Kamalieva, Simon Shiao, and Sarah Frank, violin; Alexandra Bates, viola; Suzanne Lemieux, oboe; Marie Bouchard, harpsichord.
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