2nd July

Concert will begin at 18:00 hours GMT

Mendelssohn's 'Elias' with Landshamer, Cooke, Staples, Volle and Markus from Lübeck

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. Mendelssohn's 'Elias' is an oratorio written in 1846 for the Birmingham Festival. It depicts various events in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2 Kings in the Old Testament.

Performers: Christina Landshamer, soprano, Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, Andrew Staples, tenor, Michael Volle, baritone, Florian Markus, boy soprano.

WDR Radio Choir. NDR Vocal Ensemble. NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. Conductor: Alan Gilbert.

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