The most famous oratorio ever written comes to the Palau in the run-up to Christmas, led by one of the great names of French Baroque. 🎶🎄

Emmanuelle Haïm and her ensemble, Le Concert d'Astrée, offer a lively, luminous Messiah on period instruments.

🎶 HANDEL'S MESSIAH WITH EMMANUELLE HAÏM AND LE CONCERT D'ASTRÉE

📅 Wednesday 9 December 2026

🕐 8.00 pm

📍 Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona

🎟️ Tickets from €29

🎼 The programme

• George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56

🎻 The performers

Lucy Crowe, soprano; Carlo Vistoli, countertenor; Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor; and Ashley Riches, bass, join Le Concert d'Astrée, the ensemble Haïm founded in 2000. First performed in Dublin in 1742, Messiah builds to the "Hallelujah" chorus, traditionally heard standing.

🏛️ The venue

The Palau de la Música Catalana, Lluís Domènech i Montaner's Modernista masterpiece built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Its stained-glass skylight and stage full of muses make every concert unforgettable.

ℹ️ Good to know: sung in English. arrive about 20 minutes early; the cheapest seats tend to sell out first. Tickets on the BCN Clàssics website.

✨ The perfect way to start Christmas in Barcelona.