Wild Arts Presents

Handel’s Messiah

Sat 7 Dec 2024

Smith Square Hall

Musical Director: Orlando Jopling
Director: Tom Morris
Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes including interval
Price

If your Christmas plans aren’t complete until you’ve got a performance of Handel’s Messiah in the diary then look no further than critically-acclaimed opera company Wild Arts for this year’s festive fix.

Following a sell-out tour in 2023 (★★★★★ Opera Now, ★★★★ The Guardian), Wild Arts bring their innovative dramatisation of Handel’s legendary telling of the Christmas story to London this December.

Performing their solos from memory, the singers bring music and story to life, with staging devised by theatre and opera director Tom Morris (Breaking the Waves, Dr Semmelweis, War Horse). The musicians of the Wild Arts Ensemble, playing period instruments, are directed by Wild Arts’ Artistic Director Orlando Jopling in this enthralling production.

Soloists:

Lucy Hall & Natasha Page soprano
Catherine Backhouse & Martha Jones mezzo
Guy Elliott & Sam Marston tenor
Timothy Nelson baritone
Edward Hawkins bass

Full programme

George Frideric Handel

The Messiah

I’ve seen many a Messiah in my time but few as powerfully engaging as this show which held me in its grip from start to finish.

Michael White

It was outstanding. The drama in telling the story, the musicianship and the singing were wonderful. I can never go back to an ordinary concert version.

David Furnival

I never want to hear Messiah any other way. The singers and players were exceptional.

Stephen Barter

An AMAZING performance of the Messiah. What a show - inclusive and uplifting. The musicians perfectly balanced; the staging perfect and brilliant.

A delightful and uplifting rendition with every detail beautifully thought through, which revealed further dimensions to this well-loved oratorio.

Carolyn Nunn ★★★★★

A superbly sung and played production that didn’t put a foot wrong! I can’t recommend this enough. Go see it!

Jonathan Cummins ★★★★★

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