FEATURED PROGRAM
HANDEL’S MESSIAH Friday
December 10
8:00 p.m.
Jones Hall
Saturday
December 11
8:00 p.m.
Jones Hall & Livestream
Sunday
December 12
2:30 p.m.
Jones Hall
Bernard Labadie, conductor *Magali Simard-Galdès, soprano Lawrence Zazzo, countertenor *Andrew Haji, tenor *Daniel Okulitch, bass-baritone
Houston Symphony Chorus Betsy Cook Weber, director Janwin Overstreet-Goode, choral preparation Carlin Truong, rehearsal conductor
*Houston Symphony debut
HANDEL
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Messiah 50 Part the First 1. Symphony: Grave—Allegro moderato 2. Accompagnato (Tenor), Comfort ye, my people: Larghetto e piano 3. Air (Tenor), Ev’ry valley shall be exalted: Andante 4. Chorus, And the Glory of the Lord: Allegro 5. A ccompagnato (Bass-baritone): Thus saith the Lord of Hosts 6a. Air (Countertenor), But who may abide the day of His coming?: Larghetto—Prestissimo 7. Chorus, And he shall purify the sons of Levi: Allegro Recitative (Countertenor), Behold, a virgin shall conceive— 8. A ir (Countertenor) and Chorus, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion: Andante 9. A ccompagnato (Bass-baritone), For behold, darkness shall cover the earth: Andante larghetto 10. A ir (Bass-baritone), The people that walked in darkness: Larghetto 11. Chorus, For unto us a Child is Born: Andante allegro 12. Pifa: Larghetto e mezzo piano Recitative (Soprano), There were shepherds abiding in the field— 13a. A ccompagnato (Soprano), And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them: Andante— Recitative (Soprano), And the angel said unto them— 14. Accompagnato (Soprano), And suddenly, there was with the angel: Allegro— 15. Chorus, Glory to God in the highest: Allegro 16b. A ir (Soprano), Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion: Allegro Recitative (Countertenor), Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d— 17c. D uet (Countertenor and Soprano), He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: Larghetto e piano 18. Chorus, His yoke is easy, His burthen is light: Allegro
