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Not the Messiah
New Zealand Listener
|December 16-22, 2023
Had enough Hallelujah Chorus? Try these picks for other seasonal classical options.
THE NIGHT BEFORE
Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
An opera in which blacksmith Vakula woos his beloved Oksana by stealing an empress's slippers. Because it's Rimsky, the orchestral writing is inevitably wonderful, and for those who want just the music there's a lovely orchestral suite. But second-hand shoes for Christmas?
IN THE MORNING
Antonio Caldara: Christmas Cantata (Vaticini di Pace)
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