Tickets still available in the Quire and Lantern Cross

Handel’s Messiah

The Choir of Westminster Abbey and Academy of Ancient Music

Tue 26 Nov 2024

Westminster Abbey

Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha
Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes including interval
Price

Booking update: Tickets are still available to buy in the Lantern Cross and Quire Seating. Please click at the top of the seating plan to select tickets in this area.

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading orchestra Academy of Ancient Music for this performance of Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah.

Members of the Abbey Choir and celebrated soprano Anna Dennis, along with the renowned orchestral musicians of AAM bring to life this sacred oratorio, one of the best known and most frequently performed works of choral music.

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest ensembles of its type, its repertoire extending from plainsong and Renaissance polyphony to twentieth-century masterpieces and new commissions. In addition to singing the daily services, as it has done since the fourteenth century, the Choir plays a central role in the many royal and state occasions which are held in the Abbey, most recently the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Full programme

George Frideric Handel

Messiah

A choice performance … an extraordinary range of expressive tone.

The Guardian

“…an exhilarating performance by Academy of Ancient Music...”

Evening Standard

This concert takes place thanks to the generous support of David Keltner and the late Patricia Owen Keltner.

Tickets

£57, £47, £38 | £30 (restricted view) | £24 (very restricted view) | £15 (no view – unreserved)

An 8% booking fee is charged on the sale of each ticket booked online and over the phone. There is no booking fee for tickets bought in person in advance from the Sinfonia Smith Square Box Office, or on the door at Westminster Abbey.

ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION

Timings

Doors open at 6.15pm and the concert will begin at 7pm.
There will be an interval of 20 minutes, and the performance will end at around 9.30pm.
Latecomers will be admitted, but may not be able to occupy their allocated seats until a suitable break in the performance.

Access & security

Entry to Westminster Abbey is via the Great West Door.
Your bag will be searched, and we ask you not to bring any large items with you (e.g. suitcases, large backpacks or folding bicycles) as these will not be allowed inside and we are unable to store them for you.

Filming & photography

Please note that photography, filming and sound recording are not permitted at Abbey concerts.

General

Older children are very welcome at evening concerts, but we do not recommend them for children under the age of six.
While concerts provide an excellent opportunity to enjoy the Abbey’s special atmosphere and magnificent architecture, the church is not open for visiting on concert evenings – we recommend consulting our website: westminster-abbey.org to plan a visit during opening hours.
Tickets for Abbey concerts are non-transferrable and non-refundable.

Food and Drink

On concert evenings the Cellarium Café and Terrace will be open from 5.00–6.45pm serving a 2-course Christmas menu (last orders 6.15pm) and pre-concert drinks and snacks. Email westminsterabbey@benugo.com or follow this link to make an enquiry.