‘Messiah on the Street’ - Dublin Handel Festival | Photo 28

The Dublin Handel Festival is an annual event that takes place every April to bring to life the connections between Handel and the City of Dublin for Dubliners, Irish people and international visitors, through a week long programme that celebrates the cultural riches of the 18th century in a modern and contemporary context.

Our Lady’s Choral Society and the National Sinfonia, conducted by Proinnsías Ó Duinn, opened this year’s Handel Festival with a unique performance of ‘Messiah on the Street’, beside the original site on Fishamble Street where the Messiah received its world premiere in 1742.

2009 is a very special year for the Dublin Handel Festival as it marks the 250th anniversary of his death.