The anthem has been sung at every British coronation ever since. Handel’s most famous oratorio is Messiah composed in 1741. When it premiered in Dublin the following year, Handel’s name drew ...

Handel wrote his beloved oratorio Messiah in a three-week burst of intense activity during the fall of 1741. The first part of the oratorio foretells the Savior’s coming while the last part ...

The first Handel's "Messiah" performance followed about two ... as a grown man that he began to feel the meaning behind the lyrics. “From the choir stand, we burst out in song, and it seems ...

George Frideric Handel wrote his beloved oratorio Messiah in a three-week burst of intense activity during the fall of 1741. While legend declares that this accelerated fervor resulted from divine ...