Libertas Choir with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Johann de Villiers

Soloists: Magdalene Minnaar (soprano), Minette du Toit-Pearce (mezzo soprano), Given Nkosi (tenor) and Conroy Scott (baritone)

Mendelssohn’s Elijah takes for its inspiration one of the most spectacular plots in the entire canon of choral masterworks and is arguably the most popular oratorio next to Handel’s Messiah. Its Old Testament story and colourful, dramatic music has delighted audiences for over 150 years.