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Be Not Afraid

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Dramatised by John Fletcher.
1: Comfort Ye. In 1741, in a period of about three weeks, with refinements and additions made later, Handel composed his oratorio Messiah. This is the story of the events that inspired him and surrounded the composition of his masterwork and its first performance in Dublin in 1742. Each of the five episodes features one of the significant pieces from the oratorio.
Producer Marilyn Imrie. Director John Dove. Repeated from 10.45am

Contributors

Dramatised By:
John Fletcher.
Producer:
Marilyn Imrie.
Director:
John Dove.
Handel:
Derek Jacobi
Jennens:
Paul Jesson
Duborg:
Stanley Townsend
Old Mary:
Jane Galloway
Harpsichordist:
Christian Cumyn
Source: Radio Times

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