National Symphony Orchestra

Handel’s Messiah

Concert Hall

Celebrated Baroque authority Fabio Biondi and four exceptional singers make their NSO debuts at our joyous holiday tradition! Experience all of the hope, redemption, and grace of Handel’s masterwork in the festively decorated Concert Hall as Biondi conducts an intimate performance of Messiah the way it was premiered in Dublin, 1742.

Dec. 15 - 18, 2022

The New York Times on Fabio Biondi

“…His fire and expressiveness [draw] stylish and committed playing from the orchestra.”

The New York Times on Fabio Biondi

Program

Fabio Biondi, conductor*
Liv Redpath, soprano*
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano*
John Matthew Myers, tenor*
Neal Davies, bass*
Choral Arts Society of Washington
     Scott Tucker, artistic director emeritus

George Frideric Handel: Messiah

Celebrated Baroque authority Fabio Biondi and four exceptional singers make their NSO debuts at our joyous holiday tradition!

Experience all of the hope, redemption, and grace of Handel’s cherished Messiah in the festively decorated Concert Hall as Biondi—best known as the founder and director of esteemed period-instrument group Europa Galante—conducts an intimate performance of Messiah the way it was premiered in Dublin, 1742.

*NSO subscription debut

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