
George Frideric Handel's autograph manuscript of the title page of Messiah, 1741 (Photo via Wikipedia)
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
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Then shall the eyes of the blind (recitative), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
[Then shall the eyes of the blind starts at approximately 44:50]
Performed by the Academy of Ancient Music and the Choir of Westminster Abbey, with conductor Christopher Hogwood
Soloist Judith Nelson
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