Why Did George Frideric Handel Infuse Operatic Drama with a Religious

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