Auckland: Where to go, where to eat and where to stay 12 Dec, 2020 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read Auckland Choral's music director, Uwe Grodd. Photo / Auckland Choral Today and tomorrow, Auckland Choral and Pipers Sinfonia are performing Handel's Messiah at the Auckland Town Hall. This Baroque masterpiece was written by Handel in just 24 days, and was first performed in Dublin in 1742. Originally an Easter composition, Messiah soon became a fixture of Christmas choral shows around the world. See aucklandlive.co.nz for details. If you can't make it to the shows, go to aucklandchoral.com to watch a feature-length documentary on Auckland Choral's 200the consecutive performance of Messiah.