George Frideric Handel’s Messiah was an instant classic soon after its 1742 premiere and has been a holiday tradition around the world ever since. Through a dramatic series of arias, recitatives, and choruses, Handel offers a musical meditation on Christ’s birth, life, and resurrection—and his message of redemption. Jane Glover leads the SF Symphony and Chorus in this perennial favorite.

Susanna Phillips, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Josh Lovell, tenor
Will Liverman, baritone
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony

A preconcert talk by Laura Stanfield Prichard will be presented onstage at 6:30pm before both performances. Free to all ticketholders.