Messiah
1741
Handel wrote it for a Dublin charity concert, and the hall asked women to come without hoops in their skirts so more people could fit.
★ 9.1
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St Matthew Passion
1727
Two choirs and two orchestras face each other across the church and answer one another, while a boys' choir cuts through both from above.
★ 9.6