The Messiah (1741)

Composer
George Frederic Handel
Author
Charles Jennens
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Oratorio
Performance Medium
Musical
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£1,573 15s £0 (0%) £1,573 15s (100%)
1732 - 1809
£1,573 15s - (100%) £0 (0%) £1,573 15s (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
151 99 52
1732 - 1809
151 99 52
Notes
First performed in Dublin.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
12 Mar 1790 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on violin, Concerto on pianoforte No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Mar 1791 Drury Lane The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Mar 1791 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Apr 1791 Drury Lane The Messiah, Da Forte Morir Sapro, Concerto on violin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Apr 1791 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Feb 1792 Covent Garden The Coronation Anthem, The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Mar 1792 Covent Garden The Messiah, The Coronation Anthem No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Mar 1793 Covent Garden The Messiah, Captivity, Concerto on violin, Britons Strike Home, God Save Great George Our King, To Arms No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Mar 1793 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on grand pianoforte No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1794 Drury Lane The Messiah, Concerto on flute, Concerto on violin No No No £598 7s 6d N/A N/A
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