CLEVELAND, Ohio — When the curtain rises at the State Theater in Playhouse Square this weekend, audiences may think they know what they’re about to hear. “Messiah” — with its instantly recognizable ...

Cleveland Ballet continues its 11th season with Handel’s Messiah this weekend at Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre.

The 74th annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah” by the Messiah Chorus of Lake County has been rescheduled for noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 14. Originally slated for Dec. 1, the performance was postponed ...

The Arkansas Choral Society is gearing up for its 95th annual performance of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah," 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church, 5700 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. The ...

The Fox Valley Orchestra and Fox Chamber Singers will present Handel’s “Messiah: The Passion” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Marmion Abbey in Aurora.

Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...

Messiah, the most famous oratorio ever written, is quite unlike Handel's other ones, let alone those by most earlier and later composers. A German who initially made his fame writing Italian operas ...

How the composer (and his lesser-known collaborator) wedded Scripture and music in daring new ways. For many of us, Handel’s Messiah has transcended its place as a great work of art and has taken on ...

George Frideric Handel's oratorio has become a holiday classic. In chronological order, here are some local performances. Valley Concert Chorale: The Tri-Valley's longtime chorus hosts its annual Sing ...

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After a 20-year professional performance career, Cleveland Ballet’s Lauren Stenroos is retiring from the company as a dancer this weekend, following the company’s performances of Robert Weiss’ Messiah ...