A composer of grand oratorios and poignant operas, Händel was a brilliant musician and also had a reputation of a talented businessman. In 2025, the music world will commemorate the 340th anniversary of George Frideric Händel’s birth. A colourful cross-section of his rich oeuvre will be presented at the marathon organised by Müpa Budapest in February. The music of the Baroque master will fill the entire building: not only in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and the Festival Theatre, but also in the Lobby with a tableau exhibition, the Glass Hall with concerts by music academics and the Auditorium with screenings of concert films.

Directed by: Müpa

Gabriella Balga – soprano
Krisztián Cser – bass
Budafoki Dohnányi Orchestra
Kodály Choir Debrecen (general artistic director: Dániel Somogyi-Tóth ; chief conductor : Zoltán Kocsis-Holper)

Conducted by: Gábor Hollerung

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Zadok, the Priest – Coronation Anthem, HWV 258

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Messiah – oratorio, HWV 56 – Part III: Aria: “The trumpet shall sound” (bass)

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Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283 – XI: “We therefore pray Thee” (chorus); XII: “Make them to be number’d with Thy Saints”

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Saul – oratorio, HWV 53 – Sinfonia, recitativo and chorus

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Messiah – oratorio, HWV 56 – Part II: The Passion

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Rinaldo, HWV 7 – Act II: Aria: „Lascia ch’io pianga” (Almirena)

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Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278 – VII: “Day by day”; X: “O Lord, in thee”

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Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283 – V: “The glorious company of the apostles”; VI: „Thine honourable, true and only Son”

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Messiah – oratorio, HWV 56 – Part I: Aria: “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion” (soprano)

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Judas Maccabeus – oratorio, HWV 63 – Part III: Aria: “Rejoice, O Judah” (Simon)

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Messiah – oratorio, HWV 56 – Part III: “Worthy is the Lamb… Blessing and honor, glory and power” (chorus); Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus)