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Handel's Alexander's Feast

Add to my Calendar 16-06-2026 19:00 16-06-2026 21:00 36 Handel's Alexander's Feast The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading orchestra The English Concert for this performance of Handel’s Alexander’s Feast. This evening of Baroque splendour features acclaimed soprano Nardus Williams and other soloists drawn from the choir. Alexander’s Feast tells the tale of a banquet held by Alexander the Great, during which the famous Theban musician Timotheus sings and plays his lyre. Alexander is moved to extremes of emotion by the music, eventually burning down the captured Persian city of Persepolis in revenge for the loss of his soldiers. The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest ensembles of its type, its repertoire extending from plainsong and Renaissance polyphony to twentieth-century masterpieces and new commissions. In addition to singing the daily services, as it has done since the fourteenth century, the Choir plays a central role in the many royal and state occasions which are held in the Abbey, most recently the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. “A choice performance … an extraordinary range of expressive tone.” The Guardian This concert takes place thanks to the generous support of David Keltner and the late Patricia Owen Keltner.  Westminster Abbey, London DD/MM/YYYY

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Dean's Yard
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3PA
England

Tickets

Prices: £16 - £59
Booking line: 020 7222 1061

Programme

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Performers

– soprano
 – tenor
 – Conductor



Programme Note

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading orchestra The English Concert for this performance of Handel’s Alexander’s Feast.

This evening of Baroque splendour features acclaimed soprano Nardus Williams and other soloists drawn from the choir. Alexander’s Feast tells the tale of a banquet held by Alexander the Great, during which the famous Theban musician Timotheus sings and plays his lyre. Alexander is moved to extremes of emotion by the music, eventually burning down the captured Persian city of Persepolis in revenge for the loss of his soldiers.

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest ensembles of its type, its repertoire extending from plainsong and Renaissance polyphony to twentieth-century masterpieces and new commissions. In addition to singing the daily services, as it has done since the fourteenth century, the Choir plays a central role in the many royal and state occasions which are held in the Abbey, most recently the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

“A choice performance … an extraordinary range of expressive tone.” The Guardian

This concert takes place thanks to the generous support of David Keltner and the late Patricia Owen Keltner. 

A choir standing in red cassocks and white surplices on grass

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