Overview

The Exodus. A story which pre-dates our modern calendar. Handel’s Israel in Egypt tells the story of the epic journey of the Israelites from captivity by the Pharaohs of Egypt to the crossing of the Red Sea and deliverance from bondage. For hundreds of years, listeners have been delighted, fascinated, and transfixed by Handel’s grand and sweeping array of choruses, arias and masterful orchestrations portraying one of the best known and dramatic tales in human history. Messiah may be Handel’s most famous oratorio, but Israel in Egypt is in every way its equal in drama, musical invention, and sheer genius.