Dearsweet & I saw “Messiah” at the BSO recently, and I was impressed at the theatrical treatment the conductor, Ed Polochick presented!

Handel’s oratorio has been an icon for so long that some performances seem timid, as if there is only one way to stage the performance. Ed was having none of that! The tenor delivered his arias with a rather heroic attitude, and when the chorus sang their “Glory to God”, if I closed my eyes I could almost – not quite but almost – see the angels alerting the shepherds of the Joyful Event.

I’m sure the purists tut tutted, but I enjoyed it!

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