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Handel's Messiah is an Oratorio, which is basically an Opera without a stage. The Messiah is one of the few of Handel's Oratorio's without characters, which leads to the confusion expressed by many people (including yourself).

The oratorio itself has a colorful place in music history; Handel's turning to the genre occured after the British public lost taste for his operas.

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