Handel's Messiah - the advent calendar
A podcast series about the people, the places, the music, the drama and the gossip that is connected to the maiden performance of Handel's Messiah in Dublin in 1742. @handelsmessiah
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 24
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2019
#4 Handel's Messiah
Handel composed the music for Messiah in 24 days, and the librettist, Charles Jennens, was furious that Handel had not spent more time on the music seeing as it was such an important piece of work me…
00:06:30 |
Wed 05 Dec 2018
#3 Handel's Messiah
No Messiah without Charles Jennens! Because creating this holy oratorio was his idea. It was he who wrote the libretto based on the Bible. However, Charles Jennens had no interest in getting his name…
00:06:36 |
Wed 05 Dec 2018
#2 Handel's Messiah
In the second episode we will hear about Handel nearly being ruined by pretentious opera divas and opera productions that were overly expensive. We will also hear how the opera audience at the time w…
00:06:27 |
Sun 02 Dec 2018
1 Fishamble Street: Setting the Scene for Handel's Messiah
In the first episode we are going down Fishamble Street, one of the oldest streets in Dublin. It was in the exclusive Musick Hall in this street that Handel’s Messiah was first performed on 13 April …
00:06:40 |
Sun 02 Dec 2018
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