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Concert 2025

  • Holyrood Church / Iglesia Santa Cruz 715 W 179th (at Fort Washington Ave) New York, NY, 10033 United States (map)

G.F. Handel's

Messiah
El Mesı́as

With orchestra, soloists and chorus / Con orquestra, soloists y coro

Sung in Spanish / Cantada en español

Maria Brea, soprano
Melissa Bonetti, alto
Cristóbal Arias, tenor
Gilberto Gómez, bass
Richard Stout, conductor

Donation: $20 (adults); $15 (seniors and students)

Tickets

Subway: A train to 181st street (exit to 181st Street)
Bus: M4/M100/Bx7/Bx13/Bx36 to 178th / 179th Street

This performance by Cornerstone Chorale features a version created by Mexican musician and librettist Mario Montenegro, which combines Handel’s original music with words in the Spanish language, for a new twist!

The Chorale will perform the entire Christmas section plus other favorite parts, in Spanish.  The performance will be performed with orchestra, and will feature soloists Maria Brea, soprano, Melisa Bonetti, mezzo-soprano, Cristóbal Arias, tenor, and Gilberto Gómez, baritone.  Music Director Richard Stout conducts.

Esta interpretación de Cornerstone Chorale presenta una versión creada por dramaturgo mexicano Mario Montenegro, que combina la música original de Handel con palabras en español.  ¡Ésta es la obra con un toque innovador! 

Cornerstone Chorale interpretará toda la sección navideña, además de otras partes favoritas de esta querida composición, en español. La actuación contará con la participación de una orquesta y los solistas María Brea, soprano, Melisa Bonetti, mezzosoprano, Cristóbal Arias, tenor, y Gilberto Gómez, barítono. El director musical Richard Stout se encargará de la dirección.

This project is made possible in part with funds from the Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement regrant programs, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council, and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation (UMEZ), and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

Support also comes from the Medical Center Neighborhood Fund of Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), NewYork- Presbyterian (NYP) and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI).