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Event

Elijah

Venue

Concert Hall (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW

Umbrella Event

Sydney Festival & Carnivale 1994

First Date

29 January 1994

Last Date

30 January 1994

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Description

For the first half of this century, Mendelsohn's great oratorio Elijah was one of the most familiar and best-loved choral works for Australians, performed across the country.

Description Source

Programme

Primary Genre

Music Theatre

Secondary Genre

Opera

Organisations

Channel 9, Sponsor
ABC Radio, Sponsor
QANTAS, Sponsor
Sheraton Wentworth Hotel Sydney, Sponsor
Pacific Power, Sponsor
The Sydney Philharmonia Choir, Production Company
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Production Company
Sydney Opera House, Presenting Company
Sydney Festival, Presenting Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Felix Mendelssohn	Composer
Christopher Hogwood	Conductor
Robert Dawe	Singer: Baritone
Irene Waugh	Singer: Mezzo-Soprano
Marilyn Richardson	Singer: Soprano
Richard Greager	Singer: Tenor
David Hobson	Singer: Tenor

Works

Elijah

Text Nationality

Germany

Production Nationality

Australia

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Programme	Sydney Festival & Carnivale
Brochure	Sydney Opera House Diary Dec 1993 / Jan 1994

Event Identifier

118390

Dataset

AusStage