Name: Prom 8: Handel – Judas Maccabaeus
Start: 2012-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2012-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Albert Hall

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BBC Proms

Conductor

Laurence Cummings

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Others

Choir of the Enlightenment

Tenor

John Mark Ainsley

Judas Maccabaeus

Bass

Alastair Miles

Simon

Contralto

Eupolemus

Soprano

Rosemary Joshua

Israelitish Woman

Mezzo-soprano

Christine Rice

Israelitish Man

Countertenor

Tim Mead

Priest

Singer

Israelitish Messenger

Prom 8: Handel – Judas Maccabaeus

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

Public

Paul Koneri

Approved

About this event
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 Göttingen – 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.

We are sorry to announce that Christopher Purves is unwell and is unable to perform this evening. We are very grateful to Alastair Miles who has stepped in at very short notice to sing the role of Simon / Eupolemus.

There will be one interval

English

Prom 8: Handel – Judas Maccabaeus by Händel, From (2012/2012), Conductor Laurence Cummings, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

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