Happy 59th birthday to Sigourney Weaver. Also due to receive birthday cards today include A-list actor Matt Damon, Reverend Jesse Jackson, and gossip columnist Rona Barrett.
Day: October 8, 2008
George Frederick Handel’s great Christmas oratorio, “The Messiah,” was first performed in 1742. Where did this first performance take place?
Handel’s most famous oratorio, “The Messiah,” was first performed in Dublin on April 13.