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Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. 816-931-8993 or kcballet.org. Kansas City Symphony — Handel’s ‘Messiah’ ...
Messiah (HWV 56) [ 1 ][ n 1 ] is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter [ n 2 ] by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later.
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, at 16th and Broadway, near the city's Power & Light District, the T-Mobile Center and the Crossroads Arts District. Opened in 2011, it houses two venues: the 1,800-seat Muriel Kauffman Theatre, home of the Kansas City Ballet and Lyric Opera of Kansas City ...
Messiah Part I. Messiah. Part I. Messiah (HWV 56), the English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741, is structured in three parts. The wordbook (also called libretto or text) was supplied by Charles Jennens. This article covers Part I and describes the relation of the musical setting to the text.
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Where: OCCC's Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater. Tickets: tickets.occc.edu . One of the 13 Army Reserve Bands in the United States , the group will play a free seasonal show.
The oratorio's structure follows the liturgical year: Part I corresponding with Advent, Christmas, and the life of Jesus; Part II with Lent, Easter, the Ascension, and Pentecost; and Part III with the end of the church year—dealing with the end of time. The birth and death of Jesus are told in the words of the prophet Isaiah, the most ...
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