Mendelssohn: Elijah

23rd of March, 2019

This spring, Worcester Festival Choral Society brings one of the blockbuster choral masterworks to the impressive surroundings of Worcester Cathedral.

Brimming with stirring choruses, arias and dramatic orchestral settings, Felix Mendelssohn’s exciting 1846 oratorio Elijah is both tuneful and fulfilling, and bursting with Old Testament fire and brimstone.

The work, which tells stories from the life of 9^th Century prophet Elijah, is a firm favourite of many choral music lovers.

Performing with the 150 members of Worcester Festival Choral Society – many of whom are selected to sing in the annual Three Choirs Festival chorus – will be the Meridian Sinfonia and acclaimed soloists Susanna Andersson (soprano), Catherine Carby (alto), Ruairi Bowen (tenor) and Edward Seymour (bass).

WFCS music director Christopher Allsop conducts.

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