Why Did George Frideric Handel Infuse Operatic Drama with a Religious

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Multiple Choice

Why did George Frideric Handel infuse operatic drama with a religious theme in his 1741 oratorio Messiah?

• A) To win over the bishop of London, who was attempting to eliminate music from church services
• B) To introduce opera into Britain for the first time
• C) To enliven what he saw as dry and stodgy church liturgy
• D) To combine musical materials into a dramatic form that would touch the emotions of the new concert-going public

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