site.btaBulgaria Hall to Host Handel's Messiah Oratorio on April 15

Handel's oratorio Messiah, parts two and three, will be performed on April 15 in Bulgaria Hall by Sinfonietta Vidin. The concert with the special participation of actress Yoana Bukovska-Davidova is under the patronage of President Rumen Radev, the organizers said.

The event is in memory of Yanko Marinov (1975-2025).

The soloists are Evgenia Ralcheva - soprano, Anna Yankova - alto, Andreya Mirchev - tenor, Valentin Vatev - bass-baritone. The conductor is Peter Dimitrov. Conductor of the Concerto Antico Choir is Yosif Gerdjikov.

Messiah belongs to the most precious examples of sacred music in European culture and occupies a special place in Handel's oeuvre, the organizers said. Composed in the summer of 1741 from biblical texts, it was first performed in Dublin on April 13, 1742 as a charity event. By the time of the composer's death in 1759, Messiah was already one of his best-known works and gradually became an important part of the musical traditions of Christendom.