Concert - Mendelssohn: Elijah

Simon will sing 'Elijah' in King's College Chapel, Cambridge, as part of the Cambridge Music Festival. This concert will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 - the date of the broadcast is still to be confirmed.

From the Cambridge Music Festival's website:

"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."

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