1727年，乔治·弗里德里希·韩德尔之名响彻伦敦，同年他改入英籍（得益于一项国会法案的通过）。
By 1727 Handel was so well entrenched in London that, as George Frideric Handel, he became a naturalised British citizen (which required an act of Parliament).
而19世纪末维多利亚时代的人更是过了头，他们通过一系列在伦敦水晶宫举办的艺术节，将对韩德尔的崇拜推向顶峰——1883年，由4500名歌手齐声共唱“弥赛亚”。
The Victorians went even further over the top. Handel-worship reached a climax in a series of festivals at London's Crystal Palace in the late 19th century.
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