On This Day April 13

"The Messiah" was first performed at The Great Music Hall at Fishamble Street, Dublin on April 13, 1742, as part of a charity series of concerts that George Frideric Handel was invited to give by the Lord Lieutenant. The Anglo German composer led the concert from the harpsichord. So great was the demand for the first performance that men were asked to attend without their swords and women without the hoops in their skirts so more people could be fitted in. 

The Great Music Hall where Messiah was first performed

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