One of Ottawa’s most beloved holiday traditions returns to Southam Hall: Handel’s Messiah, with its ecstatic “Hallelujah” Chorus. So gather your closest friends and loved ones for an evening of music and celebration that’s certain to kindle the warmth and spirit of the holiday season!
Evoking the theatrical splendour that has made Messiah a favourite of audiences around the world for nearly 300 years, the NAC Orchestra shares the stage with local choirs and a quartet of astounding soloists for Handel’s miraculous meditation on faith and hope, life and death, and the power of redemption.
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