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Performance TitleRoyal Choral Society - Annual 'Messiah' on Good Friday
Performance Date30 March 2018
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time14:31
Main PerformersRichard Pearce - organ,
Anna Devin,
Madeleine Shaw,
Rufus Müller,
Dominic Sedgwick - vocals
Secondary PerformersAlistair Young - harpsichord,
James Fountain - trumpet
Orchestra or BandRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra
ChoirsRoyal Choral Society
ConductorsRichard Cooke
Set List'Messiah', Handel
Performance NotesThe Royal Choral Society has performed Handel’s Messiah on Good Friday afternoon at the Royal Albert Hall every year since 1876. This annual concert is one of London’s great Easter traditions and the perfect way to spend Good Friday afternoon.

For the 2018 performance of Great Britain’s favourite choral masterpiece, the choir will be accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra alongside quartet of superb soloists, all conducted by the choir’s Music Director, Richard Cooke.

It is thought that the Royal Choral Society, the choir that was formed for the opening of the Royal Albert Hall in 1871, has sung Handel’s magnificent Messiah more than any other choir – estimated as around 280 times.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2018/11),
Poster (RAHE/22018/5),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2018/7)
Ticket Prices£16-£42.00
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/2/2018/5Royal Choral Society (RCS) - Annual Handel's 'Messiah' on Good Friday30 March 2018
RAHE/1/2018/11Royal Choral Society - Annual 'Messiah' on Good Friday30 March 2018
RAHE/6/2018/7Royal Choral Society - Annual 'Messiah' on Good Friday30 March 2018
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work11186Royal Choral Society - Annual 'Messiah' on Good Friday1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/49Royal Choral Society (RCS); 1872-; English choir
DS/UK/41Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO); 1946-; British orchestra
DS/UK/562Cooke; Richard (fl 1982-); Dr.; British musical Director of the Royal Choral Society (1995-)
DS/UK/3484Devin; Anna (fl 2003-2012); Irish soprano
DS/UK/7033Shaw; Madeleine (fl 2013-); British mezzo-soprano
DS/UK/15233Muller; Rufus (fl 1980s-); English-German tenor
DS/UK/21750Sedgwick; Dominic (fl 2017-); British baritone
DS/UK/4955Pearce; Richard (fl.1995-); English organist
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