Handel's #Messiah is an English-language #oratorio composed by George Frideric #Handel in 1741, structured in three parts.

The link should take you to part 3, scene 1, called "I know that my Redeemer liveth." Performed in 2019 by the #Sydney Philharmonic #Choir, courtesy of #ABC. If not, it begins at 2:01:52.

If like me you're not #religious, don't let that aspect put you off. You can consider the subject matter as #mythological or #fictional, but still be able to appreciate the #beauty of the composition & its execution.

#handelsmessiah #classicalmusic #austrailia #thewest #syndneyphilharmonicchoir #westerncivilization #opera #westernculture #indoeuropean #indoeuropeanculture #europeandiaspora

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Books that I read in 2021 - number 33:

So this book has accompanied me for a long time, because I read very slowly. Since I have no academic background, it was difficult for me to understand everything, and yet the book has fascinated and inspired me very much. The queer look into the founding myths of various ancient cultures makes the present and the past merge.

#ZairongXiang #queer #ancient #nahuatl #babylonian #nahua #enuma-elish #tiamat #tlaltecuhtli #religion #de-colonization #unlearning #book #critical #non-western #mythological