Handel's Messiah
First aired on Nov 20, 2014
Runtime: 79mins
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Genres: Documentary, History, Music, TV Movie
Discovered at age nine and a celebrated composer by age eighteen, George Frideric Handel experienced a meteoric rise to success, with forty-two operas performed on three continents in his lifetime. As enduring as Handel's operatic work is, the prodigious German genius is best known for his oratorio Messiah. Now you can learn in poignant detail how Handel's magnum opus came to be.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Jane Seymour | Narrator
Alan Mitchell | George Frederic Handel
Julianna Pirillo | Susannah Cibber
Simon Hedger | Charles Jennens
Alexander Fuchs | Young Handel
Kirby Bolick | Robert Jennens
Featured Crew
Lee Groberg | Director
Derek Marquis | Executive Producer
Scott Swofford | Executive Producer
Sam Cardon | Music
Mark N. Goodman | Editor
Mitch Davis | Writer