With a voice described as “velvet-toned” (BBC Music Magazine) and praised for his “forthright agility and bold declamation” (Musical America), Grammy-nominated baritone Edward Vogel is recognized as a sensitive, versatile performer. He joins WFMT to give insight on singing Messiah with Apollo’s Fire under the stylish direction of Jeannette Sorrell. Vogel returns to Chicago as a soloist for Apollo’s Fire’s upcoming performances. Learn more HERE.
Edward Vogel on Handel’s Messiah
Edward Vogel (Photo: Gillian Riesen)
Playlist
George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Recitativo accompagnato & aria, “Comfort ye…Ev’ry valley”*
Recitativo accompagnato & aria, ‘Thus saith the Lord…But who may abide”
Chorus, “And He shall purify”
Recitativo accompagnato & aria, “For behold…The people that walked in darkness”
Chorus, “For unto us a child is born”
Chorus, “The Lord gave the word”†
Aria, ‘Why do the nations so furiously rage together?”
Chorus, “Let us break their bonds”
Aria, “I know that my Redeemer liveth”
Recitativo accompagnato & aria, “Behold, I tell you a mystery…The trumpet shall sound”
Amanda Forsythe, soprano†
Sonya Headlam, soprano*
Edward Vogel, baritone
Steven Marquardt, baroque trumpet
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorel, conductor
Select excerpts recorded in concert in 2022 used with permission.
