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 %
24 Mar 1786 Drury Lane The Messiah, Concerto on violin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Mar 1787 Drury Lane The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Mar 1787 Drury Lane The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Feb 1788 Drury Lane The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Mar 1788 Drury Lane The Messiah, Concerto on French horn No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Feb 1789 Covent Garden The Coronation Anthem, The Messiah, Concerto on violin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Mar 1789 Covent Garden The Messiah, The Coronation Anthem, Concerto on violin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Apr 1789 Drury Lane The Messiah, Solo on harp, God Save Great George Our King, Grand Concerto on harp No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Feb 1790 Drury Lane Coronation Anthem, Concerto on violin, The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Feb 1790 Covent Garden Coronation Anthem, Concerto on violin, The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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
28 Mar 1794 Drury Lane The Messiah, Concerto on hautboy No No No £559 12s N/A N/A
28 Mar 1794 Covent Garden The Messiah, 8th concerto No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Apr 1794 Drury Lane The Messiah, Concerto on hautboy, Concerto on violin No No No £415 15s 6d 56% N/A
11 Mar 1795 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Mar 1795 Covent Garden The Messiah, 9th concerto No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Feb 1796 Covent Garden The Messiah, 3rd concerto on violin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Mar 1796 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Mar 1796 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on violin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Mar 1797 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on violoncello No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Mar 1797 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Apr 1797 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on pianoforte, 10th concerto No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Feb 1798 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on violin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Mar 1798 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on violin, Concerto on pianoforte No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Feb 1799 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on grand pianoforte No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Mar 1799 Covent Garden The Messiah, Bach's concertante for violin, oboe, viola, and violoncello No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Mar 1800 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Mar 1800 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on pedal harp No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Feb 1801 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Mar 1801 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Mar 1802 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Apr 1802 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Feb 1803 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Feb 1804 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Mar 1804 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Mar 1805 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Mar 1805 Covent Garden The Messiah Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Mar 1805 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Mar 1806 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1806 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Mar 1806 Covent Garden The Messiah No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 May 1806 Covent Garden The Messiah, Concerto on piano, Op. 36, The Calm No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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