CLEVELAND, Ohio – Being Jesus is hard work, even if it’s only a two-hour ballet performance. Dancers Narek Martirosyan and ...

Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...

George Frideric Handel (at age 64 in 1749) produced works, including Messiah that dazzled even the musical titans who would succeed him. AGE Fotostock George Frideric Handel's Messiah was originally ...

Having not found any large venues in the corridor region of Eastern Iowa hosting performances of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, this holiday season, I thought, instead, I could present a history of the ...

No one today knows the name of one of the great, unsung heroes of the classical music canon — the composer George Frideric Handel’s tailor. Without the garment-maker, the world would never have ...

In America, Handel's "Messiah" is often a Christmastime treat, but in England, it is synonymous with Easter weekend. The Royal Choral Society, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every December, Ernestine Adams dances to the music and thanks the Lord she’s still around to sing Handel’s "Messiah" at Zion ...

As a professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University, Charles King is more accustomed to writing and lecturing about global conflicts than sacred oratorios. Nonetheless, the ...

What: Honor Handel’s most outstanding work with joyous refrains and exultant arias, including the iconic “Hallelujah” chorus. Conducted by James Lowe and chorale director Dr. Meg Stohlmann, featuring ...

To be sure, the glory of Handel’s "Messiah" was fully revealed Saturday night at the South Harriman Baptist Church. The concert was a joint venture with the Roane Choral Society and the Oak Ridge ...