“The Greatest Piece of Participatory Art Ever Created”
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First episode of three-part series exploring Handel's Messiah, examining its 1742 Dublin premiere, cultural endurance, and role in making Enlightenment ideals accessible through participatory art.
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Host discovers Michael Casey, whose family opened windows playing Messiah recordings since 1963, still lives in the original Fishamble Street house where Handel premiered the oratorio.
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by George Frideric Handel
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