- Aaron Messiah
Aaron Messiah was an early 20th century European architect. Messiah was court architect to Léopold II of Belgium, but his most famous work was the Villa Ephrussi, completed in 1912. At this southern French villa, Messiah successfully synthesized the eclectic collections and ideas of Baroness Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild into a coherent neoclassical whole. The villa combines ornamental aspects of the Italian Renaissance with strict French Classicism. - George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-born British Baroque composer who was a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas and oratorios. Born in Germany as Georg Friederich Händel, he dwelt during most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are "Messiah", an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible, "Water Music" and "Music for the Royal Fireworks". - Sun Myung Moon
A prolific orator, Reverend Moon has the power to keep his audi-ence spellbound. Every time I heard him, I was overwhelmed by the flair and fervor of his speech. He is a leader, a thinker, and a friend of the poor. He incarnates all the virtues and qualities of a religious leader dedicated to God's will with sublime devotion. - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, a religious figure from Qadian, India, was the founder of the Ahmadiyya religious movement in Islam. He claimed to be the “Second Coming of Christ”, the promised Messiah, the Mahdi, as well as being the Mujaddid of the 14th Islamic century. However, most Muslims have not accepted his claims. - Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew, called in the Orthodox tradition "Protocletos", or the "First-called", is a Christian Apostle and the younger brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" (from Greek : ανδρεία, manhood, or valour), like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the second or third century B.C. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him. In the Christian bible, St. Andrew, the Apostle, son of Jonah, … - Michael Costa
Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa was an Italian-born conductor and composer. He was born in Naples as Michaele Andrea Agniello Costa, to a family, according to some, of Sephardic stock. He studied in Naples with his father, at the Real Collegio di Musica, and later with Zingarelli. In his youth, as throughout his life, he wrote a great quantity of music, including operas, symphonies and cantatas, none of which met with any success or have been revived in modern times. - Theudas
Theudas (died c. 46 AD) was a Jewish rebel who probably claimed to be the Messiah. His name, if a Greek compound, may mean "gift of God", although other scholars believe its etymology is Semitic. Other scholars claim the name means “flowing with water”. At some point between 44 and 46 AD, Theudas led his followers in a short-lived revolt. - Zechariah
According to the Gospel of Luke, Zechariah ("Zacharias" in the King James Version of the Bible) was a priest of the line of Abijah, during the reign of King Herod the Great, and was the father of John the Baptist and husband of Elizabeth, a woman from the priestly family of Aaron. The parentage of John the Baptist is not recorded in the Gospel of John or anywhere in the Synoptic Gospels, except for Luke. - Christian Martyrs
A Christian martyr is one who, without seeking his own death or any harm to others, is murdered or put to death for his religious faith or convictions. Many Christian martyrs suffered cruel and torturous deaths like stoning, crucifixion, and burning at the stake. The word 'martyr' comes from the Greek word translated "witness." Martyrdom is a form of religious persecution. The first Christian martyr was Saint Stephen as recorded in the who was stoned to death for his faith. - David Perry
David Perry (born 1967) is a Northern Irish game developer who has created dozens of computer games, the best known of which include "Earthworm Jim", "MDK", "Messiah", Wild 9 and "Enter the Matrix". He also founded Shiny Entertainment, where he worked from 1993-2006. The company created games for many internationally-known brands and companies, including Disney, 7 Up, McDonald's, Orion Pictures, and Warner Bros. - Boris Starling
Boris Starling is a British novelist and screenwriter. He was born in 1969 and educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a First in History. He worked first as a journalist for newspapers such as The Sun and the Sunday Telegraph, and then for Control Risks, a firm which assesses the risks to companies of terrorism and political upheaval, and provides services ranging from confidential investigations to kidnap resolution. - Charles Jennens
Charles Jennens was an English landowner and patron of the arts, who assembled the text for five of Handel's oratorios: "Saul", "Israel in Egypt", "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato", "Messiah", and "Belshazzar". In regards to the libretto of "Messiah", Some scholars attribute "Messiah"'s emphasis on the Old Testament – and choice of the Old Testament title "Messiah" – to Jennens' theological choices. - Benjamin Creme
Benjamin Creme (b. 1922 Scotland) is a British painter, esotericist, lecturer, author, and chief editor of Share International magazine. He asserts that the second coming prophesised by many religions will come in the form of Maitreya. Maitreya is the name Buddhists use for the future Buddha, but Creme claims that Maitreya is the teacher that all religions point towards and hope for 2. Other names for him, according to Creme, are the Christ, the Imam Mahdi, Krishna, … - Arnold Fruchtenbaum
Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum (1943-) is the founder and director of Ariel Ministries, an organization which prioritizes evangelization of Jews in the effort to bring them to the view that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah. - Ken Stott
Kenneth Campbell Stott (born 1955, Edinburgh) is a Scottish film and television actor, particularly known in the United Kingdom for his many roles in the latter medium. His father was a Scot and his mother was Sicilian. For three years in his youth he was a member of a band called Keyhole, members of which later went on to form the Bay City Rollers. - Elijah
Elijah (also known as Elias) was a prophet in Israel in the 9th century BC. He appears in the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Mishnah, Christian Bible, and the Qur'an. According to the Books of Kings, Elijah raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and ascended into heaven on a whirlwind. In many parts of the New Testament, both Jesus and John the Baptist are frequently thought to be Elijah. - Judas Of Galilee
Judas of Galilee or Judas of Gamala led a violent resistance to a census imposed for Roman tax purposes by Quirinius (sometimes spelled "Cyrenius" in Josephus) in Iudaea Province around AD 6. The revolt was crushed brutally by the Romans. These events are discussed by Josephus in "Jewish Wars" (also known as "The Wars of the Jews"), (Book 2, Chapter 8, Section 1 and Chapter 17, Section 8), … - Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti or J. Krishnamurti, (May 12, 1895-February 17, 1986) was a well-known writer and speaker on fundamental philosophical and spiritual subjects, such as the purpose of meditation, human relationships, and how to enact positive change in global society. After publically renouncing, at the age of 34, the fame and messiah status he had gained from being proclaimed the new incarnation of the Maitreya Buddha by the Theosophical Society, … - John Mark Ainsley
John Mark Ainsley (born July 9 1963) is an English tenor. Born in Crewe, Cheshire, he was educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and Magdalen College, Oxford. Whilst at Oxford he studied music under Anthony Rolfe Johnson, and has subsequently performed all around the world. He has made numerous recordings, one of which won a Grammy in 1995 for best operatic performance (for a recording of Don Giovanni). He regularly appears on radio and in the BBC Proms. - Jane Glover
Jane Glover (born 13 May 1949) is a British-born conductor who is Music Director of the Chicago's Music of the Baroque. Having read Music at St Hugh's College, Oxford, she went on to complete a DPhil on 17th century Venetian Opera. She holds a number of honorary degrees from several universities, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Music. In December 2005, she conducted Handel's Messiah with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. - Michael Rood
Michael Rood is a Messianic preacher who "traveled the globe exhibiting ... Bible-confirming archaeology, and proclaiming that the "Feasts of the LORD" are precise prophetic shadow pictures by which our Creator has revealed the Messiah, and His plan for the created universe. Through his multi-media seminars, ... dubbed "A Rood Awakening!", Michael has invited hundreds of thousands of people around the world to "Leave your western, Gentile mentality behind, … - Julianne Baird
Julianne Baird is an American soprano best known for her singing in Baroque works, in both opera and sacred music. She has nearly 100 recordings to her credit and is a well-traveled recitalist and soloist with major symphony orchestras. She is also a noted teacher of voice. Baird studied voice and musicology at the Eastman School of Music, a Diploma in Performance Practice from the Salzburg Mozarteum, … - Christofer Johnsson
Christofer Johnsson (born August 10 1972 in Stockholm's suburb) is a Swedish musician. He is a founding member and the guitar player for Therion and used to be in Carbonized, Liers in Wait, Messiah and Demonoid. He is a member of the magical order Dragon Rouge and founder of the defunct Dark Age Music label. On March 21, 2006, he announced he will no longer sing for Therion, though he will continue playing guitar for the group. - Yisrayl Hawkins
Yisrayl Hawkins (born Buffalo Bill Hawkins) is the founder of the House of Yahweh, globally known for predicting that nuclear war would start on September 12 2006. The House of Yahweh, a non-profit religious organization based in Abilene, Texas, believes it follows the one true faith as revealed by the Creator from the beginning and was re-established again in what they believe are the prophesied end times. - Neil Dudgeon
Neil Dudgeon is an English actor best known for his many television appearances, most often in crime drama. Dudgeon was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. He made his first screen appearance in 1987. The following year, he appeared as a World War II pilot in "Piece of Cake", alongside Tim Woodward, Jeremy Northam and Nathaniel Parker. As well as occasional appearances in long-running series such as "Casualty", "London's Burning" and "Lovejoy", … - Ahmadi
Ahmadi Muslims ("Ahmadiyya"), is the collective name given to the two distinct groups (The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement) comprising of followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (d. 1908) from Qadian, in Punjab, India. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was a Muslim who claimed to have fulfilled Christian and Islamic prophecies, and proclaimed himself the promised Messiah, the Mahdi, as well as the Mujaddid (Reformer/Renewer) of the 14th Islamic century. - Hugh J. Schonfield
Dr. Hugh J. Schonfield (May 1901-January 24, 1988) was a British Bible scholar specializing in the New Testament and the early development of the Christian religion and church. He was born in London, and educated in Glasgow. He was one of the founders of and was president of the pacifist organization Commonwealth of World Citizens, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his services toward international humanity. - Carolyn Watkinson
The English mezzo-soprano Carolyn Watkinson is a well-known singer of baroque music. Watkinson was born in Preston and studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music and in The Hague. In 1978 she sang Rameau's "Phèdre" at the English Bach Festival at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In 1979 she appeared as Monteverdi's "Nero" with De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdamm. - Joanna Southcott
Joanna Southcott (or Southcote, was a self-described religious prophetess. She was born at Gittisham in Devon, England. Her father was a farmer and she herself was for a considerable time a domestic servant in Exeter. She was originally a Methodist, but about 1792, becoming persuaded that she possessed supernatural gifts, she wrote and dictated prophecies in rhyme, … - Paul Esswood
Paul Esswood (b. June 6, 1942 in West Bridgford, England) is an English countertenor. He is best known for his singing in Bach cantatas and the operas of Handel and Monteverdi. Along with his countrymen Alfred Deller and James Bowman, he led the revival of countertenor singing in modern times. Esswood studied at the Royal College of Music in London from 1961 to 1964. His professional debut was in a performance of Handel's "Messiah" for the BBC (1971). - Jamie Draven
Jamie Draven (sometimes credited as Jaime Draven, birth name Jamie Donnelly) is a British actor born on 14 May, 1979, in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Notable appearances include the 2000 film "Billy Elliot" where he appeared as Billy's elder brother, Tony. Draven has also appeared in "Everybody Loves Sunshine" (1999), "Butterfly Collectors" (1999), "Messiah" (2001), "Ultimate Force" (2002-03), … - Thomas Coram
Captain Thomas Coram was born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK. He spent much of his early life at sea and in the American colonies. From 1694 to 1705, he operated a ship building business at Taunton, Massachusetts. He afterwards became a successful merchant in London and, in 1732, a trustee of James Oglethorpe’s Georgia colony. In 1735 he sponsored a colony in Nova Scotia for unemployed artisans. As a great philanthropist Coram was appalled by the many abandoned, … - Howard Crook
Howard Crook (born June 15 1947) is an American lyric tenor singer who has lived and worked in the Netherlands and France since the early 1980s. He was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and educated at the University of Illinois, where he received a master's degree in music, specialising in opera. He worked in theatre and mime for a few years before becoming a professional singer after winning second prizes in the vocal competitions of Paris and 's-Hertogenbosch. - Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707-1746 (26 "Iyar" 5506)), also known by the Hebrew acronym RaMCHaL (or RaMHaL, רמח"ל), was a prominent Italian Jewish rabbi, kabbalist, and philosopher best remembered today for his ethical treatise "Mesillat Yesharim" (Path of the Just). - T. Tertius Noble
Thomas Tertius Noble (May 5 1867 - May 4 1953) was an English-born organist and composer, resident in the United States for the latter part of his career. After studying at the Royal College of Music he served as Organist and Choirmaster at Ely Cathedral from 1892 to 1898, then at York Minster from 1898 to 1913. His last appointment was at St Thomas Episcopal Church in New York City from 1913 to 1943, … - Derek Lee Ragin
Derek Lee Ragin (born June 17, 1958) is an American countertenor. Derek Lee Ragin is regarded as one of the foremost countertenors of our day. In great demand as a master of Baroque vocal style, he is also an inspired interpreter of contemporary music. His performances of such diverse repertoire are characterized by an unusual warmth and expressivity, and he has received unanimous accolades from critics and audiences throughout the world. In recent seasons Mr. - Frances Grey
Frances Grey (born 1972, Edinburgh) is a Scottish actress, perhaps most famous for her portrayal of D.S. Kate Beauchamp in the BBC television series Messiah. The original production was based on a novel by Boris Starling and the subsequent installments have been written directly for television. - Isobel Baillie
Dame Isobel Baillie, DBE (9 March, 1895, Hawick, Scottish Borders - 24 September, 1983 – Manchester, England) was a Scottish soprano, popular in opera, oratorio and lieder. She worked as an assistant in a music shop, then as a clerk in Manchester Town Hall, and made her debut with the Hallé Orchestra in 1921. After studies in Milan, she won immediate success in her opening season in London in 1923. Regarded as one of the 20th-century's greatest oratorio singers, … - Robert Eisler
Robert Eisler was an Austrian Jewish art historian and Biblical scholar. He was a follower of the psychology of Carl Jung. His writings cover a great range of topics, from cosmic kingship and astrology to werewolves. He advanced controversial theses on Jesus. These have for the most part been rejected by other scholars, though some have agreed with or developed them. One is about the concept of a political, rebellious and eschatological Jew as Jesus, … - Robert Franz
Robert Franz (born June 28, 1815 in Halle, Germany; died October 24, 1892 in Dessau) was a German composer, mainly of lieder. He was born Robert Knauth, the son of Christoph Franz Knauth. In 1847, Christoph Knauth adopted his middle name Franz as his new surname, and his son followed suit. One of the most gifted of German song writers, he suffered in early life, as many musicians have suffered, from the hostility of his parents to a musical career.
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