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Messiah first performance plaque

Plaque · Dublin, County Dublin

In memory of George Frideric Handel

Messiah first performance plaque© TigerCC BY-SA 2.0

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Dublin, County Dublin
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Inscription

THIS BRONZE COMMEMORATES / THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF / GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL'S / ORATORIO MESSIAH, GIVEN / IN THE OLD MUSICK HALL IN / FISHAMBLE STREET AT NO. [?] / ON TUESDAY APRIL [?] 17[?] / (the last line hidden by railings)

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  1. George Frideric Handel

    GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

    Composer; the first performance of his oratorio Messiah was given in the Old Musick Hall in Fishamble Street

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    Messiah first performance plaque (Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland), Plaque, line 1, "GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/45269/ : accessed 6 November 2026).

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    Read from: File:Messiah plaque in Fishamble Street, Dublin - geograph.org.uk - 2833299.jpg

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