Elias (1846 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / Klingemann), oratorio

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Elijah (German: Elias), Op. 70 MWV A 25, is an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn which premiered in 1846 on the Birmingham Festival. It depicts various events in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2 Kings in the Old Testament.

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