The cast of Messiah - 1999 includes: Brian Asawa as Solistes - countre-tenor Charles Aznavour as himself Patrick Beaugiraud as Orchestra - oboe Laurent Bourdeaux as Chorus - bass Diane Chmela as Orchestra - violas Julian Clarkson as Chorus - bass Fabienne Colson as Chorus - soprano Simon Dariel as Orchestra - violins Nadine Davin as Orchestra - violas Lynne Dawson as Solistes - soprano Lucas de Jong as Chorus - bass Laurence Duval as Orchestra - violas Sonia Findling as Chorus - alto Svetlana Fomina as Orchestra - violins Pedro Gandia Martin as Orchestra - violins Annie Garcia as Orchestra - violins Linda Gerrard as Chorus - soprano Pascal Gessi as Orchestra - cellos Mirella Giardelli as Orchestra - harpsichord Florence Goyer as Chorus - soprano Nicole Heaston as Solistes - soprano Charlotte Hellekant as Solistes - alto Frances Jellard as Chorus - alto Nicki Kennedy as Chorus - soprano Marinus Komst as Orchestra - timpani Fernando Lage as Orchestra - cellos Laurent Lagresle as Orchestra - violins Rachel Londop as Chorus - alto Marcos Loureiro de Sa as Chorus - bass Michel Maldonado as Orchestra - double bass Vincent Malgrange as Orchestra - cellos John Mark Ainsley as Solistes - tenor Penny Mathisen as Chorus - soprano Nicolas Mazzoleni as Orchestra - violins Yann Miriel as Orchestra - oboe Simon Neal as Chorus - bass Julie Neander as Orchestra - violins Ricardo Rapoport as Orchestra - basson Martin Robson as Chorus - bass Emilio Roman as Chorus - bass Sandrine Rondot as Chorus - soprano Russell Smythe as Solistes - baryton Anton Steck as Orchestra - violins Florence Stroesser as Orchestra - violins Christoph Timpe as Orchestra - violins Serge Tizac as Orchestra - trumpet Jory Vinikour as Orchestra - organ Verene Westphal as Orchestra - cellos Paolo Zuccheri as Orchestra - double bass

Franz Waxman has written:

'The song of Terezin, for mezzo soprano, mixed and children's chorus, and orchestra' -- subject(s): Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 8 pts.) with orchestra, Song cycles, Scores

The cast of H.M.S. Pinafore - 1973 includes: John Ayldon as Dick Deadeye Caroline Baker as Chorus - contralto Roger Barber as Chorus - tenor Suzanna Beaumont as Chorus - soprano Janet Brandreth as Chorus - soprano John Broad as Bob Beckett Graham Bull as Tom Tucker Malcolm Coy as Officer Jeffrey Cresswell as Chorus - tenor Andrea David as Chorus - soprano Anne Egglestone as Chorus - soprano Jon Ellison as Bill Bobstay Pamela Field as Josephine Corcoran Rosalind Griffiths as Chorus - soprano Josephine Hinchley as Chorus - contralto Lyndsie Holland as Little Buttercup Janet Innes as Chorus - soprano Patricia Leonard as Chorus - contralto Gordon Mackenzie as Marine James Marsland as Marine Roberta Morrell as Chorus - contralto Janet Morrey as Chorus - contralto William Palmerley as Chorus - tenor Brian Peach as Chorus - bass Michael Rayner as Captain Corcoran John Reed as Sir Joseph Porter, KCB Judith Rees as Chorus - soprano Jason Shute as Chorus - bass Pauline Wales as Cousin Hebe Nicholas Wetherall as Chorus - tenor Marjorie Williams as Chorus - soprano

Part 1

overture (orchestra)

comfort ye my people (tenor recitation)

every valley shall be exalted (air for tenor)

And the glory of the lord (chorus)

thus saith the lord (alto recitation)

But who may abide (air for alto or soprano *version 1 for alto 2 for soprano)

And he shall purify (chorus)

Behold a Virgin shall conceive (alto recitation)

O thou that telleth good tidings to zion (air for alto followed by chorus)

for behold, darkness shall cover the earth (soprano recitation)

the people that walked in darkness (air for soprano)

For unto us a child is born (chorus)

Pifa "pastoral symphony" (orchestra)

there were shepherds abiding in a field (soprano recitation)

and lo the angel of the lord came upon them (continued soprano recitation)

and the angel said unto them (continued )

and suddenly there was with the angel (continued)

Glory to God (chorus)

Rejoice greatly O daughter of zion (air for soprano)

then shall the eyes of the blind (soprano recitation)

he shall feed his flock (air for either soprano or alto *version 1 soprano, version 2 alto)

His yoke is easy and his burthen (burden) is light (chorus)

end of part 1

Part 2

Behold the lamb of God (chorus)

He was despised (air for alto)

Surely he hath born our griefs (Chorus) --- this one is a blast to sing.

And with his stripes (chorus)

All we like sheep (chorus)

All they that see him laugh him to scorn (bass recitation)

He trusted in God (chorus) --- one of the best bass parts in the whole piece, and it fits well that this follows the bassist's first solo

thy rebuke hath broken his heart (tenor or soprano recitation)

behold and see (tenor or soprano recitation)

he was cut off (tenor or soprano recitation)

but thou didst not leave his soul in hell (air for tenor or soprano)

Lift up your heads (chorus)

unto which of the angels said he at any time (tenor recitation)

let all the angels of God worship Him (chorus)

thou art gone up on high (air for alto or soprano *version 1 alto version 2 soprano)

the lord gave the word (chorus)

how beautiful are the feet (aria for soprano)

their sound is gone out (chorus)

why do the nations rage (air for bass) ---the orchestra part on this is amazing

let us break their bonds asunder (chorus)

He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor recitation)

thou shalt break them (air for tenor)

hallelujah (chorus)

end of part 2

part 3

i know that my redeemer liveth (air for soprano) --- Maria Jette sang this solo for us two years ago, her voice was so smooth that our conductor shivered mid performance with the biggest smile on his face. the audience has never seemed so quiet as when she was singing this piece. i am getting off topic, but I got chills just recalling it right now

since by man came death (chorus) another goose bump giver

behold i tell you a mystery (bass recitation)

the Trumpet shall sound (air for bassist)

then shall be brought to pass (alto recitative)

o death where is thy sting? (duet alto and tenor)

but thanks be to God (chorus)

if God be for us (air for soprano or alto *version 1 soprano version 2 alto)

worthy is the lamb that was slain / Amen (chorus)

end of part 3

there you have it. that is all 53 songs (or pieces) in handel's messiah. I believe my choir performs 49 of them, leaving out two solos, the duet, and one chorus.

Thou art gone up on high (soprano, alto, or bass)

The Lord gave the word (chorus)

How beautiful are the feet (soprano, alto, or chorus)

Their sound is gone out (tenor or chorus)