Composed in just three weeks, Handel’s Messiah remains a beloved classic nearly 300 years on. Its origin story is marked by ...

Some Chicagoans came to appreciate “Messiah” as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.

Handel’s Messiah is one of the most popular classical compositions played at the holidays. Filled with biblical passages and ...

From Buxtehude, Bach and Handel, to contemporary composer Liza Lim, we take a tour of the myriad forms of composers’ ...

Ariodante had its premiere at the Covent Garden Theatre, on the site in London where the Royal Opera House now stands, in 1735. This production, made jointly with Opéra national du Rhin and Opéra de ...

George Frederick Bristow, born 200 years ago this month, struggled to find American champions of his music as orchestras ...

Conductor Eric Milnes will lead L’Harmonie des saisons and Burlington Baroque in their performance of Handel’s "Messiah" 7:30 ...

Pittsburgh-based DNAWORKS collaborated with New York-based writers and musicians on "We the Messiah," a hip-hop remix of ...

Renowned English soprano Carolyn Sampson joins the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra for ‘Mozart + Haydn' at NEC's Jordan ...

With performances of Handel's "Messiah" as common as mistletoe around the Bay Area each year, fans of the beloved sacred ...

Despite grant withdrawals, local music-presenting groups surged ahead with new seasons, new work and new partnerships.