Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Presents
ChorusOz 2017: Felix Mendelssohn's 'ElIJAH'
11 June 2017, 5 P.M. Sunday
At Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, it's that time of the year in June when hundreds of passionate singers from interstate and all
over the world join SPC choristers for the annual ChorusOz weekend of singing, fun and
friendship, finishing with a performance on the world-famous Sydney Opera House Concert Hall with a professional orchestra and soloists. This year ChorusOz is also joined by Sydney Auslan Ensemble (Signed Language.)SPC's ChorusOz 2017 presents the magnificent oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn, 'ELIJAH.'
Briefly, Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'ELIJAH'
Elijah (German: Elias), Op. 70, is an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn. It premiered in 1846 at the Birmingham Festival. It depicts events in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings of the Holy Bible's Old Testament.