King said, "'Messiah' was born in the kind of dark shadows of the Enlightenment. Britain was at war. The infant mortality rate in London at the time was 75%. And so, 'Messiah' is a kind of piece ...

The story of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah”—its composition, premier and gradual rise to worldwide popularity—has been told many times. Charles King’s innovation in “Every Valley ...

Messiah' was born in the kind of dark shadows of the Enlightenment. Britain was at war. The infant mortality rate in London at the time was 75 percent. And so, 'Messiah' is a kind of piece of art ...

"Gospel Messiah" was first performed in New York in ... ooh ♪ [Cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ For unto us a child is born ♪ ♪ For unto us a child is born ♪ ♪ ♪ Unto us a son ...

Charles King, a professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University, is the author of “Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s Messiah.” ...

Emmanuel Episcopal Church in La Grange staged a performance last week of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” The oratorio, written in only 24 days by the German-born master, is considered by ...

And for this season’s “Messiah,” artistic director Jonathan Cohen decided to call on H+H’s roots. “Handel and Haydn was not just born as a professional group; it was really a way to ...