Felix Mendelssohn in Birmingham - 1846
from Life and Reminiscences of Sir George J. Elvey, pages 86-87:
By the way, Mr. Lockey was for a few years a lay-clerk in the St. George's choir. He was a very fine singer, and all who heard him felt that his provincial fame would soon reach the ears of the London entrepreneurs ; and, once heard at Exeter Hall, his success as the leading tenor in sacred music was assured. He had the crowning distinction of singing the tenor music in " Elijah " at a first performance of that oratorio in Birmingham in 1846, and winning the gratitude of Mendelssohn himself. Curiously enough, the two happened to be walking together in the High Street at Oxford when the … more >>
Lady Mary Elvey, Life and Reminiscences of Sir George J. Elvey (London, 1894), p. 86-87. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432997980645 accessed: 9 October, 2024
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Elijah
written by Felix Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn |
performed by Charles Lockey |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1846 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |