A complete performance of Handel’s iconic oratorio featuring the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, filmed live in concert at Melbourne Town Hall, December 2021.

The 38th Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Concert. In this performance, RMP presented Messiah for the world record 242nd time, in an unbroken annual sequence since 1853. After a long period of lockdowns in Melbourne due to the pandemic, this event marked a triumphant return to live performance as the RMP took to the stage of its spiritual home at the grand Melbourne Town Hall for the first time in 18 months.

Andrew Wailes, conductor
Jacqueline Porter, soprano
Dimity Shepherd, mezzo-soprano
Richard Butler, tenor
Christopher Hillier, baritone
Stefan Cassomenos, harpsichord and chamber organ
Andrew Bainbridge, chamber organ and grand organ
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra

Experience the excitement of a live performance of the world’s most-loved oratorio, famous for its sparkling arias, powerful choruses and surging climaxes (including the magnificent Hallelujah! chorus and the equally thrilling Amen! chorus which concludes the work, featuring the power of the RMP Choir and Orchestra, and the mighty Town Hall’s Grand Organ).