Get behind the scenes access to the December 2 – 4 concert where the PSO performs Handel’s Messiah.
What people are saying about the PSO’s “Messiah”
It is important for artistic institutions to try new approaches. When we do, we often get very strong reactions both positive and negative, and clearly this was the case here. The following is the reaction to the December 3-5 performance of Messiah. ——————————————————————————————————— A modern ‘Messiah’ that (like Jesus) provoked Monday, December 12, 2011 By [...]
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Dec 6
Excerpts from Piano Dress Rehearsal for Handel’s Messiah
Excerpts from Piano Dress Rehearsal for Handel’s Messiah For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Messiah concert page
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Dec 2
Interview with baritone Philip Cutlip, Handel’s Messiah
Interview with baritone Philip Cutlip, Handel’s Messiah For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Messiah concert page
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Dec 1
Music Director conducts Handel’s Messiah for the first time with the PSO
Music Director conducts Handel’s Messiah for the first time with the PSO For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Messiah concert page
Nov 29
Interview with Nancy Leary, costume designer for Handel’s Messiah, at the costume shop
Interview with Nancy Leary, costume designer for Handel’s Messiah, at the costume shop For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Messiah concert page
Nov 29
Setting the stage for Handel’s Messiah: A time lapse video
Setting the stage for Handel’s Messiah: A time lapse video For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Messiah concert page
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Nov 29
Interview with tenor William Ferguson in PSO’s staged production of Handel’s Messiah
Interview with tenor William Ferguson in PSO’s staged production of Handel’s Messiah For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Messiah concert page
Nov 28
Betsy Burleigh, Director of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, discusses the Messiah
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Nov 22
The Messiah Project
Hello and welcome to the PSO’s blog chronicling the staging process of Handel’s Messiah. I am Mark Addleman, Audience Engagement Assistant, student of music, and PSO concertgoer. I am incredibly excited to see this rare staging of the Messiah on Dec. 2 – 4. This kind of theatrical performance does not happen often – only [...]
Nov 17
MUSIC DIRECTOR MANFRED HONECK, PSO REIMAGINE ‘MESSIAH’ IN UNIQUE THEATRICAL STAGING OF HANDEL MASTERPIECE
Staging helmed by renowned opera/theater director Sam Helfrich; concert features Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, soloists William Ferguson, Lindsay Ammann, Laura Heimes, Philip Cutlip PITTSBURGH – Music Director Manfred Honeck will lead the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) in a unique, costumed, theatrical production of one of the most beloved and best known holiday musical traditions, Handel’s [...]
Nov 16
