During his tragically curtailed life, the 19th century German composer Felix Mendelssohn became adept at code switching. Mendelssohn was born Jewish, but his parents baptized him as Protestant while ...
The Chamber Singers of Iowa City, with orchestra and soloists, are delighted to present Felix Mendelssohn's dramatic oratorio "Elijah" at 3 p.m. on Mother's Day, May 12. We will breathe life into this ...
The Dessoff Choirs, led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather, will continue its 2023-2024 and 100th Anniversary season in partnership with the Abyssinian Baptist Church in a performance of ...
Under the direction of T. Herbert Dimmock, four talented soloistsElissa Edwards, Soprano; Kristen Dubenion-Smith, Alto; Ben Ellerin, Tenor; and Carl DuPont, Bassthe full Bach in Baltimore Choir & ...
Mendelssohn was evidently bursting to write his glorious oratorio Elijah quite some time before he actually composed the music. Soon after the premiere of his first oratorio, St Paul, in 1836, his ...
When the New York Philharmonic performs Felix Mendelssohn’s rarely heard “Elijah” (1846) oratorio this weekend, many will no doubt see it as proof that the composer always identified with his family’s ...
A perfectly rendered performance of Mendelssohn's greatest oratorio. By Alexandra Coghlan Like so many of our beloved national institutions – cricket, tea, the Royal Family – Elijah is a foreign ...
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