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Handel's Messiah, from swords, hidden meanings, to theft!

Waving a baton is just a small part of being a conductor. Michelle Merrill tells what it's like to prepare a concert with an orchestra, from the year before to the downbeat of the concert.<a href="https://weta.org/donatefm" rel="payment">Support Classical Breakdown: https://weta.org/donatefm</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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