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Events on Wednesday 26 August 1846 1
1846Premiere of Mendelssohn's ElijahOratorio first performed at the Birmingham FestivalFelix Mendelssohn conducted the first performance of his oratorio Elijah at Birmingham Town Hall. The work was a huge success and became one of the most popular oratorios of the 19th century.