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This concert is approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes in length, including one intermission. Elijah is sung in English. Text is included in the concert program

Guest artists:
Nathan Berg
Joni Henson
Marcia Whitehead
Colin Balzer

Composer bios & musical excerpts:
Felix Mendelssohn & Elijah

Saturday 9 May 2009 8:00 PM

Pre-Concert Chat at 7:15 PM
Massey Hall

Passionate, dramatic, and operatic.

The anniversary event of the season! This captivating choral masterwork marks the TMC’s 115th season and the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth. A massive, triumphant masterpiece - a TMC specialty.

Noel Edison, conductor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone (Elijah)
Joni Henson, soprano
Marcia Whitehead, mezzo-soprano
Colin Balzer, tenor
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir
Festival Orchestra

Sponsored by Tom & Nancy Laurie

Elijah, Felix Mendelssohn

We know from Noel Edison's sure grasp of the oratorio Elijah that he is a Mendelssohn conductor to be reckoned with.” -– Ken Winters, Globe and Mail (2007)

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