Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah
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DateJan 11 - 12, 2025
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VenueAuditorium Theatre
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Doors Open1 hour prior to show
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Prices start at$39.00
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On SaleOn Sale Now
Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah
- Sat, Jan 11, 2025 6 PM Buy Tickets
- Sat, Jan 11, 2025 6 PM Buy Tickets
- Sun, Jan 12, 2025 3 PM Buy Tickets
Event Details
Back by popular demand, be “blown-away” (WGN Radio) by the uplifting power of faith and hope with familiar favorites, standout soloists, and world-class musicians with a fresh twist in an unforgettable musical extravaganza one can only explain as “indescribable” (Journal of Gospel Music). Breaking the classical music sound barrier since 1993! Marin Alsop, with colleagues Bob Christianson and Gary Anderson reimagined Handel’s Messiah. Too Hot to Handel captures the essential core of Handel’s famous piece and reinterprets it with chords of R&B, jazz, and gospel. The end result is a dynamic and uplifting celebration that must be experienced to be appreciated. “Listeners hooted, whistled and shouted their approval after every number. The ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ was so ecstatically received, it was repeated as an encore.”—The New York Times