The performance also included elements of Portuguese culture, such as language, poetry, and certain musical instruments.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

It's more than the gut strings and the old-style instruments it's the whole range of attitudes that go into phrasing and musical gesture and create a performance that's actually about something deeply meaningful.

WSJ: Handel's Messiah | Trinity Choir and Baroque Orchestra | Tracing the Gospel With Renewed Vigor and Drama | By Heidi Waleson