Handel ‘Samson’

Concert details

Samson is generally considered to be one of Handel’s finest dramatic works. The libretto is based on Milton’s Samson Agonistes rather than the Biblical narrative in Judges 16. Handel began to compose Samson immediately after completing Messiah, although he carried out a substantial revision when he returned to London from Dublin after Messiah’s premiere. It is a highly operatic work and contains some truly dramatic music such as the beautiful Soprano aria ‘Let the Bright Seraphim’ and the heartrending ‘Total eclipse’, as well as some of Handel’s liveliest choruses, including the wonderfully mysogynistic ‘To man God’s universal law gave power to keep the wife in awe’ and the triumphant finale, ‘Let their celestial concerts all unite’.

Samson proved to be one of Handel’s most successful and popular oratorios during his lifetime and we are looking forward to continuing our exploration of Handel’s Old Testament oratorios with this fantastic work.

We have first-rate Soloists in Rosemary Galton, Andrew Leslie Cooper, David de Winter, Jonathan Brown and David Hansford, and will be accompanied by the Thanet Festival Orchestra (Leader Susie Carpenter-Jacobs).

Tickets for this concert are now on sale, £13 in advance and £15 at the door. To purchase advance tickets please telephone our Ticket Secretary on 01304 620560, or to order online see below. An administration charge of £1, to cover PayPal charges and postal costs, applies to all online bookings. All seating is unreserved.

Please allow plenty of time for parking, and note the start time of 7pm. Parking in the St Peters Park Road car park, behind the library and railway station, is free on Saturdays.

Date/Time

Date(s) - 16/11/2019
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Holy Trinity Church

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