Kicking off "Singing Week" with a focus on the oratorio performance
In the upcoming months, the community is excited about two significant events on the cultural calendar. The first event, taking place on August 17th at 6 PM, will see the presentation of results during the Sunday service at St. Lawrence's. This event is not related to the performance of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's oratorio Elias, which will be presented separately.
Rehearsals for the much-anticipated "Elias" performance will begin on August 12th. Those interested in participating can join the daily rehearsals, which will take place at the parish hall of St. Mary's (Hardtstraße 18) from 7:30 PM. It's important to note that these rehearsals are not part of the presentations at St. Lawrence's.
The "Elias" performance, part of the 10-year anniversary of the large choir concerts in the area, will take place in the Laurentius Basilica. The exact date for this performance has yet to be announced, but it is scheduled for November 1st.
For those who wish to continue their participation beyond the daily rehearsals, an opportunity arises on Tuesdays. The "Elias" rehearsals will also take place on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM at the parish hall of St. Mary's.
It's worth mentioning that the results presentation for "Elias" will not occur during Evensong on August 9th or during the Sunday service on August 17th. Instead, the event results presentation as Evensong will take place on August 9th at 8 PM.
While there is no publicly available information about planned rehearsals or full performances of Mendelssohn's Elias in August, checking official concert halls, orchestra websites, or event organizers closer to those dates might be necessary for the most accurate details.
For those eager to learn more about Mendelssohn's Elias, it's a major choral work premiered in 1846 in Birmingham, England, and performed in both English and German. A concert performance of the oratorio conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev has been mentioned, but no specific date or location details are available. Recent praise for performances of Mendelssohn's Elias was noted in Munich in July 2025, but no mention of upcoming August or November events was found. An event on September 10, 2025, in Stockholm's Berwaldhallen includes a fragment from Mendelssohn’s Elijah, but this is a single chorus excerpt rather than a full oratorio performance.
In conclusion, the community eagerly awaits the upcoming performances of Mendelssohn's Elias in August and November 2025. Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
On Tuesdays, the rehearsals for Mendelssohn's "Elias" performance will provide an opportunity for music enthusiasts to participate. In September, there will be an event featuring a fragment from Mendelssohn’s Elijah, offering a taste of the much-anticipated entertainment that the community will experience soon.
