MESSIAH

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

Messiah, oratorio in tre parti

per soli, coro e orchestra HWV 56

Part I

Sinfony: Grave. Allegro moderato

Comfort ye, my people

Ev’ry valley shall be exalted

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed

Thus saith the Lord of Hosts

But who may abide the day of His coming

And He shall purify

Behold, a virgin shall conceive

O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth

The people that walked in darkness

For unto us a Child is born

And the angel said unto them

And suddenly there was with the angel

Glory to God

Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion

His yoke is easy

Part II

He was despised and rejected

Surely, He hath borne our griefs

And with His stripes we are healed

All we like sheep have gone astray

All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn

He trusted in God that He would deliver Him

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Behold, and see if there be any sorrow

He was cut off out of the land of the living

But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell

Lift up your heads, O ye gates

Thou art gone up on high

The Lord gave the word

Why do the nations so furiously rage

Let us break their bonds asunder

He that dwelleth in heaven

Thou shalt break them

Hallelujah!

Part III

I know that my Redeemer liveth

Since by man came death

Behold, I tell you a mystery

The trumpet shall sound

If God be for us, who can be against us?

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain

DirettoreFabio Biondi

Soprano Maria Grazia Schiavo

ContraltoSonia Prina

Tenore Carlo Allemano

Basso Luca Tittoto

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo

Maestro del Coro Piero Monti

Sabato 10 dicembre 2016, ore 20.30