\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country\u2019s leading baroque ensembles, closes out the calendar year with its beloved annual tradition, Handel\u2019s Messiah, presented in both English and Spanish.<\/p>\n
Messiah springs to life in both languages, this beloved oratorio continues to relish the holiday tradition. The run opens with a special performance marking the release of BCSD\u2019s El Mes\u00edas Spanish-language recording.<\/p>\n
Repertoire
\nGeorge Frideric Handel \u2014 Messiah \u2022 El Mes\u00edas, HWV 56<\/p>\n
Soloists
\nEstel\u00ed Gomez, soprano
\nJay Carter, countertenor
\nCecilia Duarte, mezzo-soprano
\nJacob Perry, tenor
\nEnrico Lagasca, bass-baritone
\nFredy Bonilla, bass-baritone<\/p>\n
Originally conceived as a work for Easter, Messiah premiered on April 13, 1742, during Lent at the Music Hall on Fishamble Street in Dublin, Ireland. The performance was offered as a charity event for the relief of prisoners, in support of Mercer\u2019s Hospital, and to aid the Charitable Infirmary. <\/p>\n
There is a long-standing myth that King George II was so touched by the \u201cHallelujah\u201d chorus that he rose to his feet, with the crowd following suit. Audiences today routinely stand during the \u201cHallelujah\u201d chorus, as a tip of the hat to this legend.<\/p>\n
Bach Collegium San Diego engages audiences with accessible, historically informed performances and educational programs featuring repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical eras. The ensemble was founded in 2003 by Artistic Director Ruben Valenzuela to diversify the musical offerings of the San Diego community.<\/p>\n
WHEN:
\nFriday, December 11, 2026, 7:00 p.m. (El Mes\u00edas recording release, performed in Spanish) | All Souls\u2019 Episcopal Church | 1475 Catalina Blvd., San Diego, CA 92107
\nSaturday, December 12, 2026, 7:00 p.m. (performed in English) | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center | 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla, CA 92037
\nSunday, December 13, 2026, 4:00 p.m. (performed in English) | First United Methodist Church | 2111 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country\u2019s leading baroque ensembles, closes out the calendar year with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-437187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}