Mercury Baroque Offers Two Ways to Experience Handel's Messiah

Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 8:00 PM at the Wortham Center in the Cullen Theater. Mercury Baroque offers two ways to enjoy the ultimate holiday music experience, Messiah by George Frideric Handel. Tickets start at $22.
Ticket Prices: $22, $42, and $59

Friday, December 9, 2011 - Mercury Baroque presents Sing-Along Messiah. Audience members can experience the power of singing in a mass choir of hundreds of fellow audience members and get to be a part of one of the world's most beloved holiday traditions.

Saturday, December 10, 2011 - Mercury Baroque presents Messiah. Since its first performance in Dublin in 1742, Handel frequently revised his oratorio, Messiah. Today, most ensembles only perform portions of the piece. Take advantage of the opportunity to hear Handel's holiday masterpiece in its complete and glorious entirety.

Featuring:
Shannon Mercer - Soprano
Lawrence Zazzo - Countertenor
Colin Ainsworth - Tenor
Joshua Hopkins - Bass
University of Houston Concert Chorale,
Betsy Cook Weber, Director
Antoine Plante, Conductor

http://www.mercurybaroque.org/

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