彌賽亞：永不止息的樂章

彌賽亞：永不止息的樂章
Messiah: Music that Lives on Forever
《彌賽亞》是韓德爾最受推崇的神劇，也是⻄⽅⾳樂史上最具代表性的經典之⼀。全曲以《聖經》經⽂為唯⼀⽂本，由詩⼈查爾斯．詹寧斯（Charles Jennens）精⼼編纂。
本場⾳樂會將以三個部分中的精華選粹演出，透過優美細膩的宣敘調、動⼈的詠嘆調與戲劇張⼒⼗⾜的合唱，交織出充滿光輝的⾳樂篇章。韓德爾以⾼超的旋律構思與合唱編寫技巧，賦予經⽂鮮活的⽣命⼒，既有莊嚴的精神深度，也傳遞普世的⼈性關懷，使這部作品歷經近三個世紀仍感動無數聽眾，並在世界各地的歲末節慶中持續被演繹與傳頌。

【演出曲目】
Georg Friedrich Händel: Messiah
韓德爾: 彌賽亞

First Half: Prophecy & Nativity
上半場：預言與耶穌誕生

No. 1: Sinfony (Overture)
No. 2: Comfort ye my people (Tenor Recitative)
No. 3: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Tenor Aria)
No. 4: And the glory of the Lord (Chorus)
No. 5: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass Recitative)
No. 6: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Bass/Alto Aria)
No. 8: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto Recitative)
No. 9: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto Aria & Chorus)
No. 12: For unto us a child is born (Chorus)
No. 14: There were shepherds abiding in the field / And lo, the angel (Soprano Recitatives)
No. 15: And the angel said unto them (Soprano Recitative)
No. 16: And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano Recitative)
No. 17: Glory to God (Chorus)
No. 18: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano Aria)
No. 19: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd (Alto Recitative)
No. 20: He shall feed His flock / Come unto Him (Alto & Soprano Duet)

Second Half: Passion, Resurrection
& Reflection

下半場：受難、復活與反思
No. 22: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)
No. 23: He was despised (Alto Aria)
No. 24: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Chorus)
No. 25: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)
No. 26: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)
No. 27: All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn (Tenor Recitative)
No. 28: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)
No. 36: Thou art gone up on high (Alto Aria)
No. 37: The Lord gave the word (Chorus)
No. 38: How beautiful are the feet (Soprano Aria)
No. 39: Their sound is gone out into all lands (Chorus)
No. 42: He that dwelleth in heaven (Tenor Recitative)
No. 43: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor Aria)
No. 44: Hallelujah (Chorus)
No. 45: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano Aria)
No. 47: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass Recitative)
No. 48: The trumpet shall sound (Bass Aria)
No. 53: Worthy is the Lamb / Amen (Chorus)

【演出者】

指揮｜沈新欽博士
女高音｜林慈音

女低音｜翁若珮
男高音｜林健吉
男低音｜羅俊穎

合唱｜沈新欽美聲團、
ICTC臺中國際合唱團 、新竹新笙合唱團
樂團｜新美聲室內管弦樂團

鍵盤｜陳毓麗

指導單位｜臺中市政府文化局
主辦單位｜沈新欽美聲團