The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century presents *The Messiah* in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s arrangement. In this version, the beloved masterpiece gains an extra dash of drama and features a larger orchestra with instruments that did not yet exist in Handel’s time. You’ll be listening to Handel while also experiencing something quintessentially Mozartian—the classical style that forms part of the orchestra’s core repertoire. And it was thanks to Mozart that *The Messiah* became a true classic on the European mainland as well, a status that has remained unchanged for more than two centuries.

O18c joins forces with the renowned NDR Vokal ensemble from Hamburg, led by Dutch conductor Klaas Stok. This will be a special encounter, as the choir is rarely heard in the Netherlands.

Together with top international soloists, it will be a festive concert for the Christmas season: familiar and surprising at the same time.