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Handel's Messiah 1
Handel's Messiah 2
Handel's Messiah 3
Classical Music

Handel's Messiah

Dec. 12 & Dec. 13 at 8pm

At Wortham Theater Center

Theater District, Houston

🎶"the acoustics are fabulous"
🅿️Downtown parking is rough, arrive early
🪑Top balcony seats are cramped, book lower

Handel's Messiah the way it sounded in 1742: Mercury's period-instrument orchestra and singers move from hushed beauty to the triumphant "Hallelujah" Chorus in this cherished holiday tradition.

Period instruments
Holiday tradition
Choral masterpiece
Historic theater

Saturday, December 12, 8:00 PM

$25

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  • Period instruments
  • Holiday tradition
  • Choral masterpiece
  • Historic theater
  • Wortham Theater Center
  • Theater District
  • Houston

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