The Sixteen: Handel’s Messiah
Tuesday 09 December 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Handel’s Messiah meets Harry Christophers and The Sixteen: a seasonal tradition from this world-famous chamber choir.
“We heard a realisation of Handel’s work that suggested it was written yesterday” wrote Bachtrack when Harry Christophers’ legendary chamber choir The Sixteen performed Handel’s Messiah at St Martin-in-the-Fields in December 2022 – adding that “invigorating freshness was the hallmark of the whole performance”. Now, following further sell-out performance in December 2023 and 2024, they’re bringing Messiah back again: an intimately scaled, historically informed interpretation, right here in the heart of the city that Handel called home. And with artists as fine as these (and a masterpiece as evergreen as Messiah) every note, every chorus and every beloved melody will sound more inspiring than ever.
Handel Messiah
The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra
Carolyn Sampson soprano
Hugh Cutting alto
Robert Murray tenor
Henry Waddington bass
Harry Christophers director
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Tue 09 Dec | 7:00 PM | £65/£50/£40/£27.50/£10 | Book |
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