City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Handel's Messiah
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Wednesday 8 June, 7.00pm
Performers
Richard Egarr – Conductor
Mary Bevan – Soprano
Reginald Mobley – Counter Tenor
James Gilchrist – Tenor
Christopher Purves – Baritone
CBSO Chorus
Handel's Messiah isn't so much an oratorio as a national institution - hands up if you've ever heard the Hallelujah chorus? Yet, even though Messiah was a favourite at the great Birmingham Triennial Festivals, the CBSO Chorus has never sung it. We're putting that right this Season, and under the baton of Baroque specialist Richard Egarr, Handel's timeless inspiration will burn brighter than ever.