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Available as part of a Create Your Own Series package.
Individual tickets available from 14 October 2026 at 10am
Dates
Saturday 04 December 2027
7:00pm at Hamer Hall
Sunday 05 December 2027
5:00pm at Hamer Hall
Accessibility
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Wheelchair, walker and scooter accessible
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Assistive listening devices available
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Service animals allowed
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Companion Card accepted
About this performance
Program
Handel Messiah
Sing Hallelujah – it’s back.
Christmas in Melbourne would not be complete without this MSO tradition. For our community, the Messiah is a religious experience in more ways than one. We’ve been performing Handel’s oratorio at Christmas for many decades. In Britain, choirs have been performing it every year since 1745. Now that’s a work that has not merely endured; it has prevailed!
Handel's music possesses a remarkable ability to communicate directly, whether through melodies of tender consolation, expressions of hope and joy, or declarations of triumphant exultation.
In 2027, the MSO will be led by the Japanese organist, harpsichordist and conductor Masaaki Suzuki, who holds a distinguished international reputation for his interpretation of Bach, Baroque and choral repertoire.
Regardless of faith, belief or worldview - this is a sacrosanct musical experience that is both deeply personal and universally shared.
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Masaaki Suzuki conductor
MSO Chorus
Warren Trevelyan-Jones chorus director
