george frederick handel
Dublin, Ireland
not sure
Handel's Messiah was first publicly performed in a music hall on Fishamble Street in Dublin in April 1742.
At concert halls NOT at church
The Messiah.
George Frideric Handel wrote the Messiah. It took him about 3 weeks to do so.
Actually, it's an Oratorio, not a musical ... The Messiah. It actually has 3 parts - the first part is generally performed at Christmas time. The 2nd part is performed around Easter. Although the Hallelujah Chorus is sung most often at Christmas, it was originally intended, by Handel, to be used only at Easter, as it is included in the Easter portion of that oratorio.
The Handel Messiah is a 1741 oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel. The Handel Messiah became the best-known and most performed choral works in Western music.
It was first performed not in a church but in the Great Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin. That was a world premiere and happened in 1742. Since then it has been performed in many Irish churches.
The first evangelist for the crucified Messiah was likely Mary Magdalene, who was one of the women reported in the Bible to have been the first to witness Jesus' resurrection and proclaim his message. She shared with the disciples that she had seen the risen Christ, which played a pivotal role in spreading the early Christian message.
Do you think Handel's Messiah will continue to be as popular in the twenty-first century as it was in the twentieth? Explain your answer.