Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Rachel Blaustein, soprano
Lisa Marie Rogali, mezzo-soprano
David Walton, tenor
Joshua Conyers, baritone
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Rachel Blaustein, soprano
Lisa Marie Rogali, mezzo-soprano
David Walton, tenor
Joshua Conyers, baritone
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Messiah
George Frideric Handel
1. Symphony
2. Accompagnato - Comfort ye, comfort ye my people
3. Air - Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
4. Chorus - And the glory, the glory of the Lord
5. Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts
6. Air - But who may abide the day of His coming
7. Chorus - And He shall purify
Recitative - Behold, a virgin shall conceive
8. Air and Chorus - O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
9. Accompagnato - For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
10. Air - The people that walked in darkness
11. Chorus - For unto us a Child is born
12. Pifa
Recitative - There were shepherds abiding in the field
13. Accompagnato - And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon
Recitative - And the angel said unto them
14. Accompagnato - And suddenly there was with the angel
15. Chorus - Glory to God in the highest
16. Air - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
Recitative - Then shall the eyes of the be blind open'd
17. Duet: He shall feed His Flock like a shepherd
18. Chorus - His yoke is easy, His burden is light
-intermission-
21. Chorus - Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows
22. Chorus - And with His stripes we are healed
23. Chorus - All we like sheep have gone astray
24. Accompagnato - All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
25. Chorus - He trusted in God
36. Air - Why do the nations so furiously rage
37. Chorus - Let us break their bonds asunder
Recitative - He that dwelleth in heaven
38. Air - Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
39. Chorus - Hallelujah
40. Air - I know that my Redeemer liveth
41. Chorus - Since by man came death
42. Accompagnato - Behold, I tell you a mystery
43. Air - The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be rais'd
47. Chorus - Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
—©Jennifer More, 2025
Georg Frideric Händel
MESSIAH HWV 56 (1742)
A Sacred Oratorio
Text: Charles Jennens