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#1 Handel's Messiah
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the first episode we are going down Fishamble Street, one of the oldest streets in Dublin. It was in the exclusive Musick Hall in this street that Handel’s Messiah was first performed on 13 April 1742. Once upon a time Fishamble Street was one of Dublin’s most unsanitary streets. It later became one of the most fashionable streets in Dublin. Today it is rather dull. However, it is a good starting point for the many stories about Handel’s time in Dublin.
Released:
Dec 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (24)
#5 Handel's Messiah: When Handel met Matthew Dubourg, who would later become Master of the Music at the court in Dublin, he was a little boy playing the violin standing on a stool. When the audience clapped afterwards, little Matthew Dubourg became so startled that he... by Handel's Messiah - the advent calendar