FRIDAY, DEC. 13
Those looking to find their Christmas verve in a more timeless tone need look no further than Musica Angelica’s Baroque Christmas performance, tonight. Now in its 27th season—its fifth year of residence in Long Beach—Musica Angelica’s seasonal show features guest soloist soprano Robin Johannsen with the Long Beach Camerata Singers in a setlist filled with European pieces that evoke centuries of Christmas spirit.
Expect French Noel “Kyrie” from Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s “Messe de Minuit,” Franz Joseph Haydn’s classic concerto for organ and orchestra and Mozart’s timeless church music including “Laudate Dominum,” “Ave verum” and “Exsultate jubilate” and George Frederic Handel’s Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, with a little called “Hallelujah.”
Another great thing: The performance will be preceded with a dinner of small plates at Bogarts & Co., located underneath the Beverly O’Neill Theater at 6:30 p.m.
Giving us a moment’s pause: We’ve had a few Baroque Christmases in our time.
Musica Angelica’s Baroque Christmas begins at 8 p.m. The Beverly O’Neill Theater is located at 300 E Ocean Blvd. For more information or tickets, click here.