Sunday 5th February 2023
Difficulty: Hard
Handel's Messiah (Quiz #79)
Questions by Nick Gough
Photo credit: David Beale
Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel.
1. How many days did it take Handel to write his Messiah?
2. In which city was the first performance of Messiah?
3. In May 1749, Handel gave a benefit performance of Messiah to raise funds for the Foundling Hospital Chapel. In order to make more room for the large number of people expected to come, ladies were asked not to wear...what?
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