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Saturday 3rd December 2011 7:00pm Royal Concert Hall
HANDEL Messiah
Lucy Hall Soprano
ORCHESTRA DA CAMERA
Conductor - Richard Laing
Review: MESSIAH 3 Dec 2011 You should be hearing many different views on the highlights of this Messiah, because there was hardly a dull moment in Saturday's performance under Richard Laing. Handel's famous Hallelujah chorus is the main contender, the voices climbing to dizzying heights. Never have I seen the first tier of the audience rise at the start with such alacrity. A Martian eavesdropping would have sworn we, too, had been rehearsed. |
Though not the most Italianate of tenors, Christopher Lemmings gave pathos to his Part Two lament. The choruses were consistently incisive here. Adrian Powter's resonant "Why do the nations?" - taken at breakneck speed - cleared a path for the climactic revelation.
Soprano and orchestra combined beautifully in Part Three, and the lead violin, cello and harpsichord all had charisma. The choir sounded atmospheric in their hushed opening, electrifying in the crowning moments.
Having refreshed his Harmonic choristers, Richard Laing is now freshening up the repertoire. I urge you to catch their late show with fiddler Antje Weithaas at the Royal Concert Hall on March 28.
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Children's Tickets for concerts in November and March and for Messiah will be FREE in the 2011-2012 season.
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