| Main Performers | Miss Edith Wynne,
Madame Patey,
Miss Emily Spiller,
Madame Sainton Dolby,
Mr Edward Lloyd,
Mr Sims Reeves,
Signor Foli - vocals,
Dr Stainer - organ,
Mr T Harper - trumpet |
| Orchestra or Band | Orchestra (Mr Pollitz - first violin) of 70 |
| Choirs | Royal Albert Hall Choral Society (Royal Choral Society) of 700 voices |
| Royal Presence | HRH The Prince of Wales,
HRH The Princess of Wales |
| Performance Notes | The Hall sold 4982 tickets.
First complete performance of Handel's 'Messiah' by the Royal Choral Society at the Royal Albert Hall and the choir's second performance at the Hall.
"There is, as our musical readers must be aware, no oratorio more familiar, and no oratorio more universally appreciated. A solemn performance of the Messiah, in truth, has been long-regarded almost in the light of an act of public worship....
The performance altogether was genuinely successful; and no little credit is due to the zealous and able superintendence of Mr Barnby."
(The Times, 27 February 1873) |