Monday, February 16, 2009

Handel's Messiah

“I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God Himself sitting upon His throne.” ~George Frederic Handel

Handel was very popular in his time for his Italian operas, and he initiated English opera and oratorios. But it was not until more than a hundred years after his death that his greatest work, The Messiah, emerged from oblivion. Read the inspiring story and his biography here

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