George Frideric Handel (at age 64 in 1749) produced works, including Messiah that dazzled even the ... The partisanship was captured in a 1725 verse by poet John Byrom: Increasingly elaborate ...

It's "Messiah," by German-British opera composer George Frideric Handel. "It has been in near continuous performance from 1742, when it premiered, all the way up to the present," said author ...

The anthem has been sung at every British coronation ever since. Handel’s most famous oratorio is Messiah composed in 1741. When it premiered in Dublin the following year, Handel’s name drew ...