El Mesías

Oratorio by George Frideric Handel on the prophecy, Passion and resurrection of Christ, performed at the Teatro Real by a solo quartet, chamber choir and orchestra under the direction of Justin Doyle.

Handel's Messiah arrives at the Teatro Real with a musical proposal that traces some of the central episodes of the Christian tradition. The performance is conducted by Justin Doyle and features the RIAS Kammerchor chamber choir and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin orchestra, as well as a solo quartet formed by Tim Mead, Julia Doyle, Thomas Hobbs and Roderick Williams.

The work is sung in English and accompanied by surtitles in English and Spanish. It is divided into three large parts. The first deals with prophecy and the birth of Christ, with passages based on the Old Testament that present the arrival of the Messiah as a promise of hope. The second addresses the Passion, death and resurrection, and culminates in the chorus Hallelujah.

The third part is a reflection on redemption and eternal life, which concludes with the chorus Amen.