#24 Handel's Messiah
'Amen': When Susannah Cibber had sung her aria “He was despised” at the premiere of Messiah, Dr. Patrick Delany was so deeply moved that he...
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A podcast series about the people, the places, the music, the drama and the gossip that is connected to the maiden performance of Handel's Messiah in Dublin in 1742. www.handelsmessiah.eu. D...
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20 of 24 episodes#23 Handel's Messiah
'The finest Composition of Music that was ever heard': Following the reactions of the only full rehearsal of Messiah on the 9th of April, th...
#22 Handel's Messiah
Grand Messiah: Many people will think that the very first Messiah doesn't sound "right" as the oratorio has since come to be associated with...
#21 Handel's Messiah
Little Messiah: Naturally, we do not know how the very first performance of Messiah sounded. Particularly because Handel in his own life-tim...
#20 Handel's Messiah
Mrs. Delaney, the good friend: Another woman who played an important role in Handel’s life was Mary Delaney or Mary Pendarves. The reason fo...
#19 Handel's Messiah
Recipe for ragout with poor Irish children: The mighty dean and writer, Jonathan Swift was close to putting a stop to the premiere of Messia...
#18 Handel's Messiah
Troubles ahead for mr Handel! It seemed that Handel was holding back on announcing his plans to present his big, new oratorio Messiah while...
#17 Handel's Messiah
Susannah Cibber arrives in Dublin, and her performance is a big disaster - but then the viceroy asserts himself! When exactly Handel and Cib...
#16 Handel's Messiah 16
Today’s episode of the advent calendar is not for those faint of heart as it contains both love-making scenes, a kidnapping and hostage-taki...
#15 Handel's Messiah
She was the star of the first performance of Messiah in Dublin. In the years leading up to this Susannah Cibber had had a tough time. It was...
#14 Handel's Messiah
‘The tenor voice that gives me the greatest satisfaction’ were Handel’s words about John Church, who later appeared in Messiah. However, eve...
#13 Handel's Messiah
Handel was soon so busy in Dublin that he could not keep up. Smock Alley Theatre further down Fishamble Street had to cancel performances be...
#12 Handel's Messiah
It has been reported that Handel hardly ate anything during the 24 days it took him to write the music for Messiah. How the food which the w...
#11 Handel's Messiah
The Irish State Musick was the permanent ensemble at the court at Dublin Castle. They were primarily paid in beer and had to take on extra w...
#10 Handel's Messiah
On 14 December Handel started selling tickets for his concerts from his own living room. Dublin was the perfect size for successful benefit...
#9 Handel's Messiah
The Charitable Musical Society was quite a unique musical society. Even though there were many similar societies in Dublin in the 1740s this...
#8 Handel's Messiah
Whereas it is a well-known part of musical history that Messiah premiered in Dublin’s new leading music hall in Fishamble Street as a benefi...
#7 Handel's Messiah
Handel arrives in Ireland on 18 November and is welcomed with open arms. Where life seemed light, cheerful, elegant and fashionable when the...
#6 Handel's Messiah
Due to bad weather conditions Handel’s trip from Parkgate to Dublin by boat is delayed for several days. He spends his time gathering a choi...
#5 Handel's Messiah
When Handel met Matthew Dubourg, who would later become Master of the Music at the court in Dublin, he was a little boy playing the violin s...
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