Handel’s Samson
OSNY’s 150th Anniversary season concludes with a performance of Handel’s Samson on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 7:00pm. The three-act oratorio – which Handel began to compose immediately after completing his Messiah – is well-known for the arias “Let the bright Seraphim”, “Total eclipse”, and “Let their celestial concerts”. It first premiered at Covent Garden in London on February 18, 1743. Joining the Society, Maestro Tritle, and the Orchestra of the Society for this performance are soloists Nola Richardson, soprano, Mary Beth Nelson, mezzo-soprano, Lawrence Jones, tenor, Sidney Outlaw, baritone, and Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone.
