Elijah contains some of Mendelssohn's most well known and beautiful music. Drawn from the account of Elijah in the book of Kings, Elijah pronounces God's curse that there shall be no rain for three years. Elijah calls upon God to restore a widow's son to life. He then calls upon God to send rain and tells the priests of Baal to make a sacrifice to see whose God is Lord. He faces the opposition of Queen Jezebel, as he realises that the mountains and hills will eventually disappear, God's kindness will remain. He is taken up to heaven by fiery horses in a fiery chariot. The Tenor sings that the righteous shall shine forth and the chorus of people add a final hymn of praise to bring the oratorio to a joyful conclusion.T0218891795Company Hutton & Shenfield Choral Society. Conductor Tim Hooper. Performer Eleanor Dennis (soprano). Performer Jeanette Ager (mezzo soprano). Performer Ed Lyon (tenor). Performer James Oldfield (bass - Elijah). Company Aurelian Symphony Orchestra. | |
| 14 Mar 15 | Brentwood Theatre, Brentwood :: V1024 listing details L927670556 |
T0907675522Company Norden Farm Festival Chorus. | |
| 1 Mar 15 | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead :: V1294444431 listing details L01490903663 |
T2031025794Company Ceramic City Choir. Company Phoenix Singers Leek. Company Leicestershire Chorale. Company Orchestra da Camera. Performer Julie Moffatt (soprano). Performer Vanessa Williamson (mezzo soprano). Performer Martyn Hill (tenor). Performer Graeme Damby (baritone). Conductor Oliver Neal Parker. | |
| 16 Oct 10 | Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent :: V169339333 listing details L1772282405 |
T1822892192Company Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Performer Christoper Purves (Elijah). Performer Kate Valentine (soprano). Performer Alex Cassidy (mezzo). Performer hugh Hetherington (tenor). Company Bristol Choral Society. Conductor Adrian Partington. | |
| 21 Nov 09 | Bristol Beacon, Bristol :: V1410 listing details L1733381499 |
T0226202144Company Hull Choral Union. | |
| 23 Apr 09 | Hull New Theatre, Hull :: V934 listing details L0464562245 |
T01538462165Company BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales. Conductor Thierry Fischer. Performer Ailish Tynan (soprano). Performer Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano). Performer Wendy Dawn Thompson (mezzo soprano). Performer Andrew Kennedy (tenor). Performer Neal Davies (bass). | |
| 1 Mar 09 | St David's Hall, Cardiff :: V825 listing details L386800402 |
T01781555423Company Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Performer Lucy Crowe (soprano). Performer Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano). Performer Mark Padmore (tenor). Performer Jonathan Lemalu (bass baritone). Company Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus. | |
| 29 Jan 09 | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh :: V600 listing details L786673568 |
T01303445512Company Sevenoaks Philharmonic Choir. | |
| 26 Mar 06 | Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks :: V688 listing details L01367746253 |
T1830603066Company Aberystwyth Choral Society. Conductor David Russell Hulme. Performer Stuart Kempster. Performer Gaynor Keeble. | |
| 10 Dec 05 | Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L01064271171 |
T02054247367Company Wellingborough Orpheus Choir. Performer Robert Lamb (leader). Conductor Jonathan Sheldon. Performer Andre Leculeur. | |
| 7 May 05 | Castle Theatre, Wellingborough :: V465 listing details L1784969240 |
T2009334826Music Mendelssohn. Company Crouch End Feistival Chorus. Performer Graeme Danby (Elijah). Conductor David Temple. | |
| 24 Oct 04 | Barbican Centre, West End :: V371 listing details L871821165 |
T0162276649Company Croydon Philharmonic Choir. Company New London Sinfonia. Conductor David Gibson. Performer Richard Morriss (bass baritone). Performer Sarah-Jane Davies (soprano). | |
| 15 Nov 03 | Fairfield Halls, Outer London :: V295 listing details L1718907374 |
T01450182636Company Inverness Choral Society. Performer Lesley Craigie (soprano). Performer Audrey Murphy (mezzo soprano). Performer Alan Oke (tenor). Performer Richard Burkhard (bass). | |
| 23 Nov 02 | Eden Court Theatre, Inverness :: V626 listing details L996376383 |
T937373992Bromley Summer Festival Choir, Orchestra and Soloists, Bromley Youth Music Trust Children's Choir and The Lambeth Orchestra perform Mendelssohn's dramatic oratorio based on the Old Testament Hebrew prophet, Elijah.Conductor Christopher Fifield. | |
| 13 Jul 02 | Fairfield Halls, Outer London :: V295 listing details L0886883037 |
T724002858Company South Chiltern Choral Society. Company Parenthesis. Company The Bristol Phoenix Choir. Director Leslie Burnt. Conductor Gwyn Arch. | |
| 23 Mar 02 | Town Hall, Reading :: V1710125320 listing details L01731566739 |
T01215123062Conductor Gwyn L Williams. Performer Una Barry (soprano). Performer Jeanette Ager (mezzo soprano). Performer Martin Hindmarsh (tenor). Performer Glenville Hargreaves (baritone). | |
| 28 Apr 01 | Hafren (formerly Theatre Hafren), Newtown :: V852 listing details L0474804659 |
T1655382201Sung in EnglishCompany Philharmonia Orchestra. Performer Barbara Bonney (soprano). Performer Katharina Kammerloher (mezzo-soprano). Performer Simon Keenlyside (baritone). Company Philharmonia Chorus. | |
| 28 Oct 00 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L01455681896 |
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| 27 Jan 97 to 1 Feb 97 | The Arts, Belfast :: V551 listing details L01709721837 |
