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Exploring the dramatic heart of Messiah, this acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production is a powerful dramatisation of Handel's profound masterpiece. See and hear Messiah as Handel controversially intended - performed for the people in a theatre, rather than in a sacred space.

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Archive listings for Messiah (2020)

Work type: Streamed/Broadcast.

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Opening our inaugural streamed theatre season, this 'astonishingly beautiful' dramatised concert (The Stage), captured and edited by CinemaLive, is directed by Tom Morris (War Horse, Touching the Void) and performed by one of Europe's most celebrated Baroque orchestras, The English Concert, under their Artistic Director Harry Bicket.Presented byBristol Old Vic at Home. Director Tom Morris. Conductor Harry Bicket. Director Geoffrey Brumli (assistant). Director Alison Hargreaves (assistant). Design Anna Orton. Costume Emma Cains. Lighting Robert Casey. Design Rod Maclachlan (projection). Other Ingrid Counsell (film captions). Performer Jamie Beddard (The Beloved). Performer Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Contralto Soloist). Performer Joshua Ellicott (Tenor Soloist). Performer Brindley Sherratt (Bass Soloist). Performer Julia Doyle (Soprano Soloist). Performer Henry Ashbee (Treble Soloist). Company The Erebus Ensemble. Company The English Concert.

4 Dec 20 to 28 Feb 21

Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857
listing details L01766697146

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CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.