Elijah (oratorio)

Elijah (oratorio)

Elijah, Op. 70 MWV A 25, in German: Elias, is an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn in 1846 for 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.

Read more about Elijah (oratorio):  The Music and Its Style, The Biblical Narrative, Sections, Reception