I have been singing the Messiah since 1967, and just wanted to report that my husband of 37 years, who has been to every Messiah I have sung over the duration of our marriage (what staying power!!) found the performance magnificent - he even used the word 'riveting'!!!
Cheers Loraine
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Praise for Messiah
Overheard in the audience: "This is the best performance of Messiah I've heard in 40 years!"
Seen on dunedinmusic.com: http://dunedinmusic.com/reviews/136
Tuesday 8 December 2009: Concert Review: Messiah
Mighty work gets mighty rendition
Last evening in the Dunedin Town Hall, the City of Dunedin Choir and Southern Sinfonia with four guest soloists presented the full work, with all the magnitude and passion this work deserves.
In his fifth time presenting Messiah in Dunedin, David Burchell conducted from the harpsichord, and the orchestra and choir responded with expressive shaping and shading.
From the audience, I followed from my family's 100-year-old well-worn score, pondering over the freshness in interpretation at each hearing.
This performance featured a lightness and brilliance overall, while never losing substance.
(Extract from the review by Elizabeth Bouman in the Otago Daily Times of 9 December 2009.)
Seen on dunedinmusic.com: http://dunedinmusic.com/
Tuesday 8 December 2009: Concert Review: Messiah
Mighty work gets mighty rendition
Last evening in the Dunedin Town Hall, the City of Dunedin Choir and Southern Sinfonia with four guest soloists presented the full work, with all the magnitude and passion this work deserves.
In his fifth time presenting Messiah in Dunedin, David Burchell conducted from the harpsichord, and the orchestra and choir responded with expressive shaping and shading.
From the audience, I followed from my family's 100-year-old well-worn score, pondering over the freshness in interpretation at each hearing.
This performance featured a lightness and brilliance overall, while never losing substance.
(Extract from the review by Elizabeth Bouman in the Otago Daily Times of 9 December 2009.)
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