Tickets selling fast for Handel's 'Messiah' in Ballina
Renowned singer Anne Marie Gibbons will feature in the historic performance.
Tickets are selling fast for the once-in-a-lifetime performance of Handel's 'Messiah' at St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina on Saturday, November 11.
The legendary piece will be performed by the renowned St Muredach’s Cathedral Choir under the direction of choral director Regina Deacy.
It is being staged as part of the Ballina 2023 celebrations, and the performance will be accompanied by the Irish Choral Sinfonia Orchestra. St Muredach’s Cathedral choir will be joined for Handel’s 'Messiah' by some members of Cór Mhaigh Eo, a Mayo-wide mixed voice choir based in Westport.
The soloists for this performance are Rachel Croash (soprano), Anne Marie Gibbons (alto), David Lynn (Tenor) and Rory Musgrave (bass).
'Messiah' is an English-language oratorio in three parts, composed in 1741 by German-British composer George Frideric Handel and first performed in Fishamble Street Music Hall in Dublin in April 1742.
The work was initially modestly received, but in time gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.
It is best known for its rousing ‘Hallelujah’ refrain, one of the most famous pieces of Baroque choral music in history.
Tickets cost €27.50 and are available at www.ballinaparish.org or www.ballina2023.ie or from the parish office on 096-70555.
