Handel - Messiah (2010)
To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Vienna's Theater an der Wien realized a truly extraordinary project: the staging of Messiah, the composer's most popular oratorio. Collaborating with an exquisite cast of singers, Claus Guth, one of today's highly renowned stage directors, delivered 'an emotionally and psychologically charged sequence of images. . . The audience was thrilled' (Suddeutsche Zeitung).
Director: Claus Guth
Genre: Music
Runtime: 154 min
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Cast
- Susan Gritton
- Bejun Mehta
- Richard Croft
- Florian Boesch
- Jean-Christophe Spinosi - Self - Conductor
Screenplay
- Georg Friedrich Händel (Musical)
- Charles Jennens
Music: Georg Friedrich Händel
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Claus Guth
More Films in Genre: Music
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Handel - Messiah about?
- To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Vienna's Theater an der Wien realized a truly extraordinary project: the staging of Messiah, the composer's most popular oratorio. Collaborating with an exquisite cast of singers, Claus Guth, one of today's highly renowned stage directors, delivered 'an emotionally and psychologically charged sequence of images. . . The audience was thrilled' (Suddeutsche Zeitung).
- Who directed Handel - Messiah?
- Handel - Messiah was directed by Claus Guth.
- Who stars in Handel - Messiah?
- Handel - Messiah stars Susan Gritton, Bejun Mehta, Richard Croft, Florian Boesch, Jean-Christophe Spinosi.
- How long is Handel - Messiah?
- Handel - Messiah has a runtime of 2h 34m (154 minutes).
- What genre is Handel - Messiah?
- Handel - Messiah is a Music film.