Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists: Handel Messiah
Tuesday 16 December 2025
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
The Monteverdi Choir sings Handel’s Messiah – with Sarah Connolly heading an all-star cast.
Hallelujah! Handel’s Messiah is so much more than just a British seasonal fixture – and there’s more than one way to perform it, too. In this intimately-scaled, historically-informed performance from the Monteverdi Choir it’ll sound as fresh as the day it was written. The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists have form with Handel – they were one of the very first “period” groups to record Messiah – but these are performers who always have something new to say. Add the vibrant Christophe Rousset, and a team of soloists that includes Dame Sarah Connolly, and this should be very special indeed.
Handel Messiah
Ana Vieira Leite soprano
Sarah Connolly Alto
Andrew Staples Tenor
Will Thomas Bass
Christophe Rousset Conductor
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
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Tue 16 Dec | 7:30 PM | £80/£70/£48/£35/£10 | Book |
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