Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah

Vanessa Haynes performs "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion"

Vanessa Haynes with the BBC Symphony Chorus and the London Adventist Chorale perform "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop.

Vanessa Haynes performs "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion"

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    Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah

    S1 E1 - 1h 26m

    Handel’s 18th-century masterpiece, “The Messiah,” has been reimagined and infused with Gospel, Jazz and R&B. The result is an uplifting reinterpretation of this seasonal favorite, captured at its European premiere at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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