The Choral Society will offer an innovative performance of “Handel’s Messiah,” 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13 (Palm Sunday) at Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Road, Santa Barbara.

The concert title El Mesias/Messiah communicates the bilingual nature of the performance, in which audiences will experience the work in selections in both English and Spanish, the Choral Society said.

“The dual-language approach is a creative artistic choice that will bring fresh perspective to this beloved oratorio,” the Choral Society said.

Under the direction of JoAnne Wasserman, the Choral Society’s artistic director, the concert will include all of Part I and selections from Part II and III of the Messiah.

The collaboration with a 21-piece orchestra and four soloists will serve to create a rich musical experience, the Choral Society said.

Using portions of a libretto by Mario Montenegro that premiered in San Diego in 2020, brings a contemporary and culturally inclusive dimension to this classical masterpiece.

There will be full translations in the program of Montenegro’s Spanish libretto alongside the traditional English text.

Soloists for the concert are Christina Bristow, soprano; Christina Pezzarossi, mezzo-soprano; JJ Lopez, tenor; and Colin Ramsey, bass.

Tickets are available at sbchoral.org or at the door.