Handel: Messiah... The 250th Anniversary Performance recorded in 1992

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All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - DTS 5.1 Surround / LPCM Stereo / AC3 Stereo - Colour - 156 Minutes (total) - PAL

Includes :-
-"For Ever and Ever" introductory film

This famous 1992 performance of Handel's great masterpiece was filmed at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on the 250th anniversary of the work's premiere, which took place in Dublin on 13 April 1742. The occasion was marked by a celebratory performance, staged in a specially-decorated Point Theatre in Dublin, commemorating the fact that the first-ever performance took place in that city of 13 April 1742.

In the presence of such dignatories as Mary Robinson (then President of Ireland) and Bob Geldof, the performance was given by Sir Neville Marriner and his legendary Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, supporting an international line-up of soloists - Sylvia McNair, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jerry Hadley, Michael Chance and Robert Lloyd. Broadcast live around the world, the event was also taped for home video release.

Since that occasion, both the CD and VHS have been best-selling releases, and now for the first time, this performance is available on DVD, benefitting from much enhanced picture quality, the addition of surround sound and the ability to select favourite tracks via DVD chaptering.

The performance is supported by an informative background film "For Ever and Ever", explaining the circumstances behind the composition and the work's early impact, and featuring contributions from the popular Handel scholar, Professor H.C. Robbins Landon, as well as from Sir Neville Marriner himself.

Accompanying the performance is the introductory film "For Ever and Ever", featuring Sir Neville Marriner and Professor Robbins Landon.