HANDEL’S MESSIAH Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7:30 pm Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 7:30 pm Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 2:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Nicholas McGegan, conductor Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Key’mon Murrah, countertenor Thomas Cooley, tenor Enrico Lagasca, bass-baritone Milwaukee Symphony Chorus Cheryl Frazes Hill, director GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah, HWV 56 PART I Sinfonia SCENE I: The prophecy of Salvation Recitative (Tenor): Comfort ye, my people Air (Tenor): Ev’ry valley shall be exalted Anthem (Chorus): And the glory of the Lord SCENE II: The prophecy of the coming of Messiah and the question, despite, of what this may portend for the World Recitative (Bass-baritone): Thus saith the Lord of hosts Air (Countertenor): But who may abide the day of His coming Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi SCENE III: The prophecy of the Virgin Birth Recitative (Countertenor): Behold, a virgin shall conceive Air (Countertenor) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Recitative (Bass-baritone): For behold, darkness shall cover the earth Air (Bass-baritone): The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light Chorus: For unto us a child is born 28
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