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The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.It has a seating capacity of 5,272. [1]Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage.
Albert W. Hall (born November 10, 1937) is an American retired actor. He portrayed Chief Phillips in the 1979 war film Apocalypse Now and Judge Seymore Walsh in Ally McBeal and The Practice . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He also played Brother Baines in the 1992 Spike Lee film Malcolm X .
Albert Hall (born March 7, 1958) is an American former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career for the Atlanta Braves.Hall appeared in a total of 375 games played in the National League between 1981 and 1989; 355 of those games were as a member of the Braves.
Formed soon after the opening of the Royal Albert Hall in 1871, the choir gave its first performance as the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society on 8 May 1872 – the choir's first conductor Charles Gounod included the Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah in the inaugural concert. [1]
The Grand Organ (described by its builder as The Voice of Jupiter) situated in the Royal Albert Hall in London is the second largest pipe organ in the United Kingdom, after the Liverpool Cathedral Grand Organ. It was originally built by Henry "Father" Willis and most recently rebuilt by Mander Organs.
The hall was opened on 10 March 1928 by the Prime Minister, Stanley Bruce.Bruce named the hall, explaining at the opening ceremony that he had chosen the name from the Royal Albert Hall in London and also because it was the first name of The Duke of York (later George VI) and furthermore that it commemorated the "Consort of the Queen who had proclaimed the Australian Commonwealth".
Albert Hall (footballer, born 1918) (1918–1998), footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Plymouth Argyle Albert R. Hall (Indiana politician) (1884–1969), U.S. Representative from Indiana Albert R. Hall (Minnesota and Wisconsin politician) (1841–1905)
The Albert Hall is a music venue in Manchester, England.. Built as a Methodist central hall in 1908 by the architect William James Morley of Bradford and built by J. Gerrard & Sons Ltd of Swinton, it has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. [3]