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91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra 2024-2025 Mendelssohn's Elijah at Cambridge Music Festival

91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra
Mendelssohn's Elijah at Cambridge Music Festival
19:30 Fri 1 Nov 2024 King's College Cambridge
Join the 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra, 91Èȱ¬ Singers and stellar soloists for one of the most popular works in the British choral repertoire: Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
Join the 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra, 91Èȱ¬ Singers and stellar soloists for one of the most popular works in the British choral repertoire: Mendelssohn’s Elijah.

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Join the 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra, 91Èȱ¬ Singers and stellar soloists for one of the most popular works in the British choral repertoire: Mendelssohn’s Elijah.

Dubbed the ‘Messiah of its day’, Mendelssohn’s Elijah was an instant hit and the most popular oratorio of the nineteenth century.

Elijah tells the dramatic story of this inspirational and complex Old Testament prophet – single-minded yet full of doubts, an angry zealot who showed compassion and kindness.

Mendelssohn’s visionary music depicts storms, earthquakes, floods and a chariot of fire – plus moments of tender consolation. Sir Simon Keenlyside, one of the UK’s leading operatic singers, brings this flesh-and-blood character vividly to life, supported by a stellar cast.