×Bella Voce: "Handel's Complete Messiah"

Hallelujahs will be heard in Milwaukee on the weekend of November 21-23. As in previous seasons, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will perform Handel’s Messiah with its rousing “Hallelujah Chorus.” However, you’ve probably never heard Messiah live as intended by its composer. You’ll have your chance to hear the complete oratorio, all three parts performed on period instruments, at Early Music Now’s November 22 concert.

EMN’s artistic director, Chuck Grosz, recalls hearing Messiah in all its unaltered Baroque splendor years ago in Amsterdam. “I was surprised,” he begins. “After two or three minutes the sound enveloped me. It’s much more human in scale, less percussive, quieter, mellower, more intimate. The music works well with the

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