Messiah (1999 film)

Messiah
Directed by	William Klein
Produced by	Michel Rotman
Music by	George Frideric Handel
Running time	117 minutes
Country	France

Messiah (1999) — in French, Le Messie — is a film performance of George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah (1741) with accompanying photographs and filmed images (shot in France, the United States and Russia) assembled by American-born French photographer William Klein. The music was directed by Marc Minkowski conducting the Musiciens du Louvre/Grenoble Orchestra and Chorus. Producer was Michel Rotman. The film was a co-production of Kuiv Productions/France 2-Cinema, Canal+ and La Sofica Gimages 2.

Soloists

• Alto – Charlotte Hellekant
• Soprano – Lynne Dawson
• Soprano – Nicole Heaston
• Mezzo-soprano – Magdalena Kožená
• Countertenor – Brian Asawa
• Tenor – John Mark Ainsley
• Baritone – Russel Smythe
• Bass – Brian Bannantyne-Scott

External links

• Messiah (1999) at IMDb