Name: Handel's Messiah: Choir of the Netherlands Handel Society
Start: 2022-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Het Concertgebouw

Organization

Conductor

Boudewijn Jansen

Singer

Soprano

Judith van Wanroij

Countertenor

Dave ten Kate

Tenor

Stefan Kennedy

Baritone

Raoul Steffani

Het Concertgebouw

Orchestra

Holland Symfonia

Handel's Messiah: Choir of the Netherlands Handel Society

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Public

Concert

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass

Bass-baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

This is the 75th year in a row that the Netherlands Handel Society performs the Messiah in December, the German-British Baroque composer Georg Friedrich Handel’s well known and much loved master piece.

Messiah
The Messiah is an oratorio by Georg Friedrich Handel, composed in 1741 and first performed in 1742 in Dublin. This magnificent choral work, with the well-known 'Hallelujah', was composed by Handel in the course of three weeks. The first performance in 1742 was so popular that the public was asked to leave the hoop skirts and swords at home to make room. The work is often performed in December around Christmas time, probably because it deals with the announcement, the birth and death of Christ, but also because of the songs that are often sung at Christmas time, such as 'For unto us a child is born'. No holiday season is complete without the Messiah!

The Netherlands Handel Society
The Netherlands Handel Society is an oratorio choir from the region ‘het Gooi’. Since its foundation in 1946, the Netherlands Handel Society has performed Handel's Messiah every year, both in its home base of Grote Kerk Naarden and in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. The Messiah is performed by the choir of the Netherlands Handel Society, under the artistic direction of Boudewijn Jansen and with the accompaniment of the Holland Symphony Orchestra, with renowned organ player Wybe Kooijmans on the organ and David Jansen on harpsichord. The soloist quartet consists of Judith van Wanroij (soprano), Dave ten Kate (counter tenor), Stefan Kennedy (tenor) and Raoul Steffani (baritone).

English

Handel's Messiah: Choir of the Netherlands Handel Society by Various, From (2022/2022), Conductor Boudewijn Jansen, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues