Record

Performance TitleMessiah on Good Friday
Performance Date19 April 2019
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time14:30
Main PerformersRichard Pearce - organ,
Mhairi Lawson,
Madeleine Shaw,
Jamie MacDougall,
Božidar Smiljanic - vocals
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 2019 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/1/2019/15),
Poster (RAHE/2/2019/16)
Handbill (RAHE/6/2019/6-9)
Ticket Prices£20.85-£53.10
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/2/2019/16Royal Choral Society - Handel's 'Messiah'19 April 2019
RAHE/1/2019/15Messiah on Good Friday19 April 2019
RAHE/6/2019/9Royal Choral Society - Handel's Messiah on Good Friday 143rd Year19 April 2019
RAHE/6/2019/6What's On - April 20191 - 30 April 2019
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work11608Messiah 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/4955Pearce; Richard (fl.1995-); English organist
DS/UK/7033Shaw; Madeleine (fl 2013-); British mezzo-soprano
DS/UK/16864MacDougall; Jamie (fl 1980s-); Scottish tenor, television and radio presenter
DS/UK/22343Lawson; Mhairi (fl 2015)
DS/UK/22344Smiljanic; Božidar (fl 2015)
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