Handels Messiah is the worlds most popular choral work. But its story begins in the unlikely setting of a room above a pub in Chester; when the great composer; detained by bad weather on his way to a season of concerts in Dublin; invites some local choristers to rehearse excerpts. It is not a success. So begins Handels struggle to stage the premiere of his masterpiece; confronted by seemingly insurmountable challenges; including the tricky librettist Charles Jennens; the actress Susannah Cibber who he trains to sing the most moving arias; and the mysterious Crazy Crow.Nick Drakes divine; musical play premiered at Shakespeares Globe in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; London; in June 2015. All the Angels was revived at same theatre in December 2016.
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