Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3>Fans of classical music are in for a rare Christmas treat with the announcement that &lsquo;Messiah by Handel&rsquo; will be performed in St Mary&rsquo;s Cathedral on December 11.</h3>
 The 18th century oratorio (a piece of music which tells a story) will be performed by Dublin Bach Singers, a 25 member classical music choir based in the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin.
 It is the choir&#8217;s first ever Killarney appearance and will be their first performance anywhere since Christmas 2019.
 Three of the group&#8217;s soloists have strong connections with Kerry. Sharon Lyons lives in Killarney, Leanne Fitzgerald is from Lixnaw, and Conor Prendiville, who will be travelling to Killarney immediately after a series of performances in the Wexford opera festival, is from Killorglin.
 &ldquo;We do about four concerts per year,&#8221; Dublin Bach Singers&rsquo; manager Jonathan Baum told the Killarney Advertiser.
 &ldquo;In Killarney, we are going to do &#8216;Messiah by Handel&#8217;, which premiered in Dublin in 1742. We will have a choir, orchestra and four soloists &#8211; soprano, alto, tenor and bass. It&#8217;s an oratorio about the story of Jesus, from the annunciation to the crucifixion. It&#8217;s our first concert since Christmas 2019. We started rehearsing for a concert which was scheduled for March 2020 but it had to be cancelled.&rdquo;
 The performance will be lead by music director is Blanaid Murphy.
 &#8220;The choir, orchestra and soloists are very excited about our first ever concert in Killarney. A performance of Messiah is always the perfect way to kick off the festive season, and we&#8217;re sure the audience will love it. It might even become an annual tradition,&#8221; he added.
 Tickets are &euro;25 and are available at www.eventbrite.ie.

Messiah gets Christmas date at the Cathedral

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