ASCAP award-winner The Cecilia Chorus of New York and music director Mark Shapiro present Handel’s Messiah with orchestra and soloists in a dramatically oriented performance inspired by Handel’s operas. Soloists include Israeli soprano Shakèd Bar and American tenor Michael St. Peter in Carnegie Hall debuts and returning guest artists bass William Guanbo Su (Gerda Lissner Competition first prize winner) and countertenor Nicholas Tamagna (Opéra Royal de Versailles).