CHRISTMAS AT THE CONCERT HALL
Co-production:
The Athens Concert Hall Organization
Musical and Educational Organization of Greece
The “Messiah” is perhaps the most popular choral work ever written; it is based on excerpts from the Old and New Testaments and constitutes the musical epitome of Divine Glory, reaching its climax in the “Hallelujah” chorus.
– George Frideric Handel: “Messiah” HWV 56, sacred oratorio in three parts
(this version is based on the first performance in Dublin, 1742)
Myrsini Margariti soprano
Mary-Ellen Nesi mezzo-soprano
Yiannis Filias tenor
Petros Magoulas bass
Musica Atenea Choir
Armonia Atenea-The Friends of Music Orchestra (on period instruments)
Conductor: George Petrou