Handel - Messiah
Synopsis
To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Vienna's Theater an der Wien realized a truly extraordinary project: the staging of Messiah, the composer's most popular oratorio. Collaborating with an exquisite cast of singers, Claus Guth, one of today's highly renowned stage directors, delivered 'an emotionally and psychologically charged sequence of images. . . The audience was thrilled' (Suddeutsche Zeitung).
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Handel "the Messiah"
Type: Clip • Published 2020-05-17
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Claus Guth
- Screenplay & Story
- Georg Friedrich Händel, Charles Jennens
- Original Score
- Georg Friedrich Händel
- Original Title
- Handel - Messiah
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Claus Guth
Georg Friedrich Händel, Charles Jennens
Georg Friedrich Händel
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Claus Guth
Director
Charles Jennens
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What is Handel - Messiah about?
To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Vienna's Theater an der Wien realized a truly extraordinary project: the staging of Messiah, the composer's most popular oratorio. Collaborating with an exquisite cast of singers, Claus Guth, one of today's highly renowned stage directors, delivered 'an emotionally and psychologically charged sequence of images. . . The audience was thrilled' (Suddeutsche Zeitung).
Who directed Handel - Messiah?
Handel - Messiah was directed by Claus Guth.
Who stars in Handel - Messiah?
The principal cast of Handel - Messiah includes Susan Gritton, Bejun Mehta, Richard Croft, Florian Boesch, Jean-Christophe Spinosi.
When was Handel - Messiah released and how long is it?
Handel - Messiah was released in 2010 with a total runtime of 2h 34m.
Who composed the musical score for Handel - Messiah?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Handel - Messiah was composed by Georg Friedrich Händel.