Late Saturday night, after returning from Easter Vigil, I turned on the TV and caught the last half-hour of "The Greatest Story Ever Told," depicting the resurrection of Christ and his Ascension.
And what was playing as the underscore for these final scenes?
"Hallelujah" from Handel's "Messiah"... which was composed 1,700 YEARS after the events being depicted.
Hooray for Hollywood! And Max Von Sydow, whose Christ was quite dignified and spiritual.
Elizabeth Finkler http://home.earthlink.net/~mightymezzo/ mightymezzo@h...
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