NSO: Masaaki Suzuki conducts Handel's 'Messiah'

National Symphony Orchestra

Friday, December 20, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)

Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States

$17-$107

Jone Martínez, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
University of Maryland Concert Choir
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor

George Frideric Handel — Messiah, HWV 56

Hallelujah—Washington, D.C.'s favorite holiday tradition returns! Since its debut nearly three centuries ago, Handel's Messiah reigns unchallenged as the ultimate celebration of holiday joy. This year, experience the larger-than-life oratorio in all its splendor as Masaaki Suzuki conducts the NSO, a stellar cast of soloists, and the University of Maryland Concert Choir in this always daring, beloved classic.

Runs Dec. 19-22.

About National Symphony Orchestra

https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/

About Jone Martínez, soprano

https://jonemartinez.com/

About Reginald Mobley, countertenor

American-born, Grammy-Award-nominated countertenor, Reginald Mobley—noted for his "shimmering voice"—performs on both sides of the Atlantic, from solos in Handel's Messiah with the Philadelphia Orchestra to singing at the coronation of King Charles III with the Monteverdi Choir, and much more. At his solo debut recital in Paris, he performed Purcell, Handel, and Sancho—a program he then repeated in Bayreuth. Alpha Classics released his first solo album to great acclaim in June 2023.

http://reginaldmobley.com