Editing Elijah (oratorio) (section)

{{Short description|Oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn}}
{{Infobox musical composition
| name                = ''Elijah<br>Elias''
| type                = [[Oratorio]]
| composer            = [[Felix Mendelssohn]]
| image               = Manuscript of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'.jpg
| image_upright       = 1.2
| caption             = The manuscript used for the premiere, by a copyist with notes by Mendelssohn, now in the collection of the [[Library of Birmingham]]
| catalogue           = [[Mendelssohn-Werkverzeichnis|MWV]] A 25
| opus                = 70
| performed           = August 26, 1846
| text                = {{ill|Julius Schubring (theologian)|de|Julius Schubring (Theologe)|lt=Julius Schubring}}
| language            = English, German
| based_on            = Life of [[Elijah]] in biblical narration
| movements           = 42
| scoring             = {{hlist | [[Bass-baritone]], [[soprano]], [[alto]], [[tenor]] soloists | [[SATB|{{abbr|SATB|soprano, alto, tenor and bass}}]] choir | orchestra }}
}}
'''''Elijah''''' ({{langx|de|'''Elias'''}}), [[Opus number|Op.]] 70, [[Mendelssohn-Werkverzeichnis|MWV]] A 25, is an [[oratorio]] by [[Felix Mendelssohn]] depicting events in the life of the Prophet [[Elijah]] as told in the books [[1 Kings]] and [[2 Kings]] of the [[Old Testament]]. It premiered on 26 August 1846.