Tag: Messiah

  • Cappella Romana Joins PBO for Handel’s Messiah

    Cappella Romana Joins PBO for Handel’s Messiah

    December 7-10, 2018, Cappella Romana joins Portland Baroque Orchestra in Portland’s only annual production of Handel’s Messiah on period instruments. The performance will feature guest-director and harpsichordist Desmond Earley, soprano Miriam Allan, mezzo-soprano Laura Beckel Thoreson, tenor Nils Neubert, and bass-baritone William Gaunt. Learn more at PBO.org

  • Artslandia Reviews Handel’s Messiah

    Artslandia Reviews Handel’s Messiah

    “…since 2010 the choruses have been sung by Cappella Romana, the city’s finest choir.… Given their long experience with the piece (and a wide range of other music besides), Cappella Romana was unsurprisingly terrific; their performance was a model of Handel performance and worth the price of admission on its own. Within and across sections,…

  • The Messiah in Willamette Week

    The Messiah in Willamette Week

    Willamette Week calls our performance of Handel’s Messiah with the Portland Baroque Orchestra the “True Messiah” for Portlanders this Christmas 2015: “…if you want the true messianic experience that’s closest to what the composer intended and its first audiences actually heard, you’ll go for Portland Baroque Orchestra’s annual complete version, performed on replicas of instruments…

  • Stream our Messiah Performance on AllClassical FM

    Stream our Messiah Performance on AllClassical FM

    Courtesy of Portland’s AllClassical FM, you can listen to our performance of Handel’s Messiah with the Portland Baroque Orchestra from now through January 6, 2015! Visit www.allclassical.org today! Audio Courtesy of All Classical: http://player.allclassical.org/ondemand/other/messiah-pbo-2014.mp3

  • Handel’s Messiah — Notes by John Butt

    Handel’s Messiah — Notes by John Butt

    Messiah The libretto that the irascible Charles Jennens sent to Handel at some point in the summer of 1741 was not in itself an extraordinary document within the Christian tradition. After all, the Gospels and Epistles already made ample reference to the way in which the New Testament was foretold in the Old, and this tradition…

  • Artslandia Sings Praises for The Messiah Performances with Portland Baroque Orchestra

    Artslandia Sings Praises for The Messiah Performances with Portland Baroque Orchestra

    Artslandia has a new review from last weekend’s Messiah concerts with Portland Baroque Orchestra: “PBOs partnership with Cappella Romana is now in its seventh year and the professional chorus of 24 singers makes all the difference. The familiar choruses were accurate and compelling, bringing out the brightness and optimism of the Old Testament prophecies and…

  • The Oregonian Gives a Rave over the Messiah Performance

    The Oregonian Gives a Rave over the Messiah Performance

    The Oregonian has a rave review for our Messiah performance with Portland Baroque Orchestra: “At the end of the evening, the loudest cheers went for the Portland choir Cappella Romana, which has done choral duties for PBO’s “Messiah” for the past several years. Well-blended, confident and informed by long experience of the piece, they cruised…

  • Cappella Romana rehearses The Messiah

    Handel’s Messiah — This WEEKEND! Tickets are STILL AVAILABLE! Watch a bit of our rehearsal below: Post by Cappella Romana. Buy Your Tickets NOW!

  • Save on Messiah Tickets with the PBO!

    Save on Messiah Tickets with the PBO!

    Save 15% on Messiah Tickets Today! Handel’s Messiah Cappella Romana and Portland Baroque Orchestra Some Sections Nearly Sold Out, So Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late! Use the coupon code “CAPPELLA” and receive 15% Off Sections A or B! Buy Now! Hear Julian Wachner from New York direct this year’s performances of Handel’s Messiah with…

  • Cappella Romana Presents The Messiah with the Portland Baroque Orchestra

    Cappella Romana Presents The Messiah with the Portland Baroque Orchestra

    Cappella Romana Joins With the Portland Baroque Orchestra to present Handel’s Messiah Handel’s greatest oratorio, continuously performed in the world every year since its composition. An added Monday evening performance, lasting about two hours, features highlights from the complete oratorio. The Portland Baroque Orchestra with: Monica Huggett, directorCappella Romana, chorusKathryn Mueller, sopranoOwen Willetts, altoCharles Brady,…