The last concert composer Franz Joseph Haydn attended before his death took place in Vienna on March 27, 1808. The program consisted of a single work, Haydn’s own oratorio, “The Creation,” an ...

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You can smile and say farewell. You can quietly leave town. Or, you can organize and mount a musical masterpiece with a huge choir, large orchestra and professional soloists. Two outgoing Fort Lewis ...

Haydn's famous oratorio propounds the legend of God's creation of the world in all its innocence and mystery, from chaos to its crowning achievement, the first man and woman, conveying its images in ...

Evergreen of Evergreens, Oratorio of Oratorios, forever and ever! Would Handel’s “Messiah” be as ubiquitous if the composer had, in summer 1741, been handed a different biblical life to set to music, ...

We don’t hear much of Franz Joseph Haydn’s oratorio The Seasons these days. That’s a shame because while this musical collage of spring festivals, summer storms, autumnal hunts and cold, gloomy winter ...

Of all the immortal composers, Haydn had the best sense of humor. It was on abundant display Friday night when the Florida Orchestra, Master Chorale and a trio of vocal soloists gave a ravishing ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Bach's Christmas Oratorio was ...