Messiah (Cleobury conductor)
Handel, George Frideric (1685–1750)
Academy of Ancient Music
Ailish Tynan soprano
Alice Coote mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton tenor
Matthew Rose bass
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury conductor
Year: 2009
Catalogue: EMI 268 1562
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death, the AAM and Choir of King’s College, Cambridge joined in a performance of the composer’s most famous work. This live recording is accompanied by a DVD of the performance, which was also broadcast as the world’s first-ever global cinecast, viewed live by tens of thousands of people in over 250 cities around the globe.
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