Poster SPCO performs Handel's Messiah in 2016.
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performs Handel's 'Messiah' in 2016.
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Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Handel's 'Messiah'

Celebrate the holidays with one of classical music's most cherished works as the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra joins forces with The Singers and various vocal soloists to present Handel's "Messiah."

Handel's most cherished work continues to captivate generations of music lovers with iconic refrains from "Comfort ye, my people" to the "Hallelujah Chorus."

Alison Young hosts Classical MPR's live broadcast at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, from Ordway Concert Hall in St. Paul.

Here's a 360-degree VR video from last year's presentation of "Messiah":

Personnel

Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
John Holiday, countertenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
William Berger, baritone
The Singers, chorus
Matthew Culloton, artistic director

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