Felix Mendelssohn - Elias/Elijah (1846) - Aria for Soprano - “Höre, Israel“ (Elly Ameling)

Painting: “The spirit of the summit“ by Frederick Leighton. History (based on material from “The Independent“ (“Conspiracy of silence“) and “The Grove Dictionary of Music“): The Michael Balfe - Maria Malibran relationship that we have encountered in the story of the genesis of the elaborate cantata “Sempre pensoso“ is echoed by or, to be perfectly honest, echoes the strikingly passionate relationship between one of Germany’s most charming composers, Felix Mendelssohn, and the “Swedish Nightingale“,