Handel's Messiah

Handel's Messiah presented by the IBO

Saturday, 6 December 2025

Event times:

19:45 - 22:15

Event location:

St Patrick's Cathedral

Event price:

€35.00

About this event

The Irish Baroque Orchestra's annual production of Handel's Messiah is an established highlight of the December calendar. Performed on period instruments and with chorus, it captures Handel's much-loved work in all its original colour and splendour.

Mary Bevan, soprano

Jess Dandy, contralto

Alexander Chance, countertenor

Nathan Mercieca, countertenor

Anthony Gregory, tenor

Seán Boylan, baritone

William Gaunt, bass

Irish Baroque Orchestra and Choir

Peter Whelan, conductor

Hailed as a master of sacred and secular music, Handel's talent of composing for voice and instrument shines through in Messiah, which Irish audiences first took to their hearts in 1742.

Join us for this special performance, and start the festive season in style!

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