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Handel: Judas Maccabaeus
Guildhall Square
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 2BJ
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Tickets £20 in advance, £22 on the door
Students / U16s £5
About us
There's something special about the escapism provided by a good movie, finding ourselves rapidly drawn into the high emotion and intrigue of an encounter, especially when we feel there has been an injustice. Plymouth Philharmonic Choir are staging their own blockbuster on Sunday 4 December at 7.30pm in Plymouth Guildhall with a performance of Handel's Judas Maccabaeus. Based on fact both ancient and more recent, the plot and back story are as enthralling as anything that you will see on the big screen.
Handel was inspired to write Judas Maccabaeus in honour of the victorious Duke of Cumberland who had crushed the Jacobite uprising, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden. The text for the oratorio tells the story of a victory from the second century BCE over one of the Graeco-Syrian invaders of Judaea, the brutal Antiochus IV Epiphanes. He outlawed Judaism and its practices on pain of death. The ensuing rebellion led to the death of the priest Mattathias, whereupon his son, Judas Maccabaeus, became the leader of the revolt. Handel's music depicts the changing moods of the Jewish people as their fortunes vary from dejection to jubilation.
The choir are delighted to be welcoming four first class soloists: Natalie Montakhab (Soprano), Kate Symonds-Joy (Mezzo-Soprano), Greg Tassell (Tenor) and James Cleverton (Baritone). Natalie is a former finalist of the Handel Singing Competition, a major annual international singing event.
