Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...

Forget the frenzied day of shopping. For one dedicated group in Northeast Ohio, the holiday season begins with a performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” Think Black Friday is a tradition? Consider the ...

For nearly a century and a half, voices have rung out in Chicago each December, proclaiming: “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!” The German-British composer George Frideric ...

Cleveland Ballet continues its 11th season with Handel’s Messiah this weekend at Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre. The large-scale music and dance spectacle in partnership with the Cleveland ...

It's one of the most famous and widely shared pieces of music in history. George Frideric Handel intended his oratorio "Messiah" for Lent, and it was first performed just after Easter 1742. But over ...

“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly Host praising God” and singing Handel’s Messiah. Though cynics may snarl “But who may abide the day of His coming?” they will be a ...