Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	19th July 2012
To	19th July 2012
When	19:30
Prices	From £7.50. To £36.00.
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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Date of change: 31 May 12 - T01553690456

Prom 8 - Handel - Judas Maccabaeus

Work:: Prom 8 (S370)

Part of the BBC Proms.

Production:: Handel - Judas Maccabaeus (T01553690456)

Composed in the wake of the last pitched battle fought on British soil - the putting-down at Culloden of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion - Handel's oratorio recounts a tale of military prowess on the part of the Israelites of biblical times, with whom Protestant England was keen to identify. Under the direction of Laurence Cummings - Music Director of the Handel festivals in London and Gottingen - the distinguished line-up of soloists is headed by John Mark Ainsley, a stylish and much-admired Handelian, here tackling a role long considered the pinnacle of the tenor repertoire. There will be one interval. Finish time: approx. 22:20

Performer	John Mark Ainsley (Judas Maccabaeus)
Performer	Christopher Purves (Simon / Eupolemus)
Performer	Rosemary Joshua (Israelitish Woman)
Performer	Christine Rice (Israelitish Man)
Performer	Tim Mead (Israelitish Messenger / Israelitish Priest)
Company	Choir of the Enlightenment
Company	Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Director	Laurence Cummings

Listing:: L0145929565

Handel - Judas Maccabaeus

Composed in the wake of the last pitched battle fought on British soil - the putting-down at Culloden of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion - Handel's oratorio recounts a tale of military prowess on the part of the Israelites of biblical times, with whom Protestant England was keen to identify. Under the direction of Laurence Cummings - Music Director of the Handel festivals in London and Gottingen - the distinguished line-up of soloists is headed by John Mark Ainsley, a stylish and much-admired Handelian, here tackling a role long considered the pinnacle of the tenor repertoire. There will be one interval. Finish time: approx. 22:20

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