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Opera G. F. Handel "Messiah" (oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra)
Moscow State Conservatory (Grand Hall)


Schedule for G. F. Handel "Messiah" (oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra) 2022

Composer: George Frideric Handel

"Messiah" - the most famous and most frequently performed of Handel's oratorio is devoted to the image of Christ. Its first performance took place on April 13, 1742 under the baton of the composer. Libretto Ch.Dzhennensa. Part I embodied anxious expectation of the Messiah, the miracle of Christ's birth and dancing in his honor. Part II depicts the events of Holy Week and Easter: the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ; it completes the festive chorus of "Hallelujah". By order of George II, he gained national importance and executed in all British churches, he ought to listen standing, like a prayer. Part III - the most philosophical and static. It is a reflection of life in Christ, death and immortality. Biographies of composers write that, dying, he whispered lyrics soprano arias from this part: "I know that my redeemer liveth." These words from the corresponding melody Handel placed on the monument in Westminster Abbey, where he is buried (a rare honor, which honors only the kings and the most deserving people of England).

PROGRAM:

Handel 

"Messiah"




Synopsis

Structure and concept

The oratorio's structure follows the liturgical year: Part I corresponding with Advent, Christmas, and the life of Jesus; Part II with Lent, Easter, the Ascension, and Pentecost; and Part III with the end of the church year—dealing with the end of time. The birth and death of Jesus are told in the words of the prophet Isaiah, the most prominent source for the libretto. The only true "scene" of the oratorio is the annunciation to the shepherds which is taken from the Gospel of Luke.[3][4] The imagery of shepherd and lamb features prominently in many movements, for example: in the aria "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" (the only extended piece to talk about the Messiah on earth), in the opening of Part II ("Behold the Lamb of God"), in the chorus "All we like sheep", and in the closing chorus of the work ("Worthy is the Lamb").

 

Scenes

The librettist arranged his compilation in "scenes", each concentrating on a topic.

 

Part I

"The prophecy and realisation of God's plan to redeem mankind by the coming of the Messiah"

Scene 1: "Isaiah's prophecy of salvation" (movements 2–4)

Scene 2: "The prophecy of the coming of Messiah and the question, despite (1), of what this may portend for the World" (movements 5–7)

Scene 3: "The prophecy of the Virgin Birth" (movements 8–12)

Scene 4: "The appearance of the Angels to the Shepherds" (movements 13–17)

Scene 5: "Christ's redemptive miracles on earth" (movements 18–21)

Part II

"The accomplishment of redemption by the sacrifice of Christ, mankind's rejection of God's offer, and mankind's utter defeat when trying to oppose the power of the Almighty"

Scene 1: "The redemptive sacrifice, the scourging and the agony on the cross" (movements 22–30)

Scene 2: "His sacrificial death, His passage through Hell and Resurrection" (movements 31–32)

Scene 3: "His ascension" (movement 33)

Scene 4: "God discloses his identity in Heaven" (movements 34–35)

Scene 5: "Whitsun, the gift of tongues, the beginning of evangelism" (movements 36–39)

Scene 6: "The world and its rulers reject the Gospel" (movements 40–41)

Scene 7: "God's triumph" (movements 42–44)

Part III

"A Hymn of Thanksgiving for the final overthrow of Death"

Scene 1: "The promise of bodily resurrection and redemption from Adam's fall" (movements 45–46)

Scene 2: "The Day of Judgement and general Resurrection" (movements 47–48)

Scene 3: "The victory over death and sin" (movements 49–52)

Scene 4: "The glorification of the Messianic victim" (movement 53)




Schedule for G. F. Handel "Messiah" (oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra) 2022


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