Walter Meyer wrote:
>Alan Moss wrote:
>
>>It was the Covent Garden Theatre which on 23 March 1743 saw the first
>>performance of 'Messiah'.
>
>I'd thought, and the New Grove seems to confirm, that the first performance
>of *Messiah* was in Dublin in April of 1742.
Sorry, slip of the mouse. That should of course read "first London
performance". Thanks.
Alan Moss