Messiah, HWV 56
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Messiah, HWV 56
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Jennifer Lindsay, soprano
Maria Dominique Lopez, mezzo-soprano
Orson Van Gay II, tenor
Shyheim Selvan Hinnant, bass-baritone
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Regent University Theatre, Virginia Beach
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7:30pm
First Baptist Church of Newport News
Friday, December 20, 2024 at 7:30pm
Harrison Opera House, Norfolk
Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 7:30pm
Part I:
1. Sinfony
2. Recit - Comfort ye me people
3. Aria - Every valley shall be exalted
4. Chorus - And the glory of the Lord
5. Recit - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
6. Aria - But who may abide the day of His coming
7. Chorus - And He shall purify the sons of Levi
8. Recit - Behold a virgin shall concieve
9. Aria & Chorus - O Thou that tellest
12. Chorus - For unto us a Child is born
13. Pifa (Sinphonia pastorale)
14. Recit - There were shepherds abiding in the fields:
16. Recit - And suddenly
18. Aria - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
19. Recit - Then shall the eyes of the blind
20. Aria - He shall feed His flock
21. Chorus - His yoke is easy, HIs burdens is light
-- intermission--
Part II:
24. Chorus - Surely, He hath borne our griefs
25. Chorus - And with His stripes we are healed
26. Chorus - All we like sheep have gone astray
27. Recit - All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
28. Chorus - He trusted in God that He would deliver Him
40. Aria - Why do the nations so furiously rage
41. Chorus - Let us break their bonds asunder
42. Recit - He that dwelleth in heaven
43. Aria - Thou shalt break them
44. Chorus - Hallelujah
Part III:
45. Aria - I know that my Redeemer liveth
46. Chorus - Since by man came death
47. Recit - Behold I tell you a mystery
48. Aria - The trumpet shall sound
53. Chorus - Worthy is the Lamb that was slain -- Amen
Georg Frideric Händel
MESSIAH HWV 56 (1742)
A Sacred Oratorio
Text: Charles Jennens