Handel. Messiah

Listening course

course

eye-opener

Thu 18 Dec 2025 -14.00

Third party seller

Hof van Watervliet

start	14.00
expected end time	16.45

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New insights into Handel's masterpiece

In the run-up to Christmas, Handel's Messiah is on the bill at countless concert halls. We all know the music. And the texts seem to have been taken from the Bible, but even seasoned music lovers are often not fully aware of what they mean. Surprisingly, Handel’s discourse turns out to be notoriously anti-Semitic. How can we place that in its historical context? And how should we deal with it?