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5 unusual facts about Albert Hall


Albert Hall, Canberra

In the lead-up to the 2007 Federal Election, the Labor Senator Kate Lundy committed $500,000 to the restoration of the Albert Hall.

It is on Commonwealth Avenue between Commonwealth Bridge and the Hotel Canberra in the suburb of Yarralumla.

Albert Hall, Manchester

The Albert Hall is located in Peter Street, Manchester, England.

Albert Hall, Nottingham

Benazir Bhutto Addresses the Pakistani community as part of Independence Day celebrations, 17 August 2003

The organ has been awarded a Grade 1 listing by the British Institute of Organ Studies.


Blanche Cole

In 1888, The Pall Mall Gazette commented that her fine voice seemed entirely to pervade the great space of the Albert Hall with its piercing and sympathetic quality.

Grey Organisation

GO’s recognition begun to grow outside of the art world when Lynne Franks launched the Grey Organisation into the 1980s' world of PR; modelling for Katherine Hamnett at The Albert Hall and Yohji Yamamoto in Paris; supporting Red Wedge; meeting Neil Kinnock at the Houses of Parliament; and promoting Swatch watches.

Mzwakhe Mbuli

In 1996 Mbuli was invited to London to co-host, with British poet and activist Benjamin Zephaniah, the Two Nations Concert at the Albert Hall to honor President Nelson Mandela on his visit to London .

People's Press Printing Society

On 6 January 1946, at the Albert Hall in London, Bill Jones, the leader of the London busmen's trade union, handed over the formal document of transfer to William Rust (editor of the Daily Worker).

Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet

Throughout its history the Georgian National Ballet has appeared at the Albert Hall, The Coliseum, The Metropolitan Opera and Madison Square Garden, among others.


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David Temple

He also appears regularly with Hertfordshire Chorus at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican, The Sage Gateshead and St Albans Cathedral.

Édouard Viénot

Viénot also painted Marie Duplessis (reproduced in the Royal Opera's programme for Verdi's La Traviata at the Royal Albert Hall in May 1998).

Gayatri Nair

Second year in a row, she appeared again in Royal Albert Hall as part of National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.

Here's What I Believe

During the recording of the album, McElderry performed at The Royal Albert Hall in support of The Hunger Project, performing "Don't Stop Believin'", "Nessun Dorma" and a duet with Dionne Warwick, "One World, One Song".

In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra

With the help of Marco de Goeij, a Dutch fan who was also a musicologist and composer, the two painstakingly recreated the lost score, and Lord elected to have the band perform it once more at the Royal Albert Hall, but this time with the London Symphony Orchestra rather than the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and with Paul Mann as conductor rather than Malcolm Arnold.

Jan Werner Danielsen

He has performed with artists such as Benedicte Adrian, Secret Garden, Sølvguttene, Tommy Körberg, Øivind Blunck, Outer Suløens Jass-ensemble, and last but not least the Swede Robert Wells in the Royal Albert Hall in 2003.

Jason Berrent

Koozå by Cirque du Soleil, 2007-2008 North American Tour, 2011 Japan Tour, 2012 U.S. Tour, 2013 London at Royal Albert Hall - The Trickster (Created & Originated Role)

Jessica Messenger

Jessica then decided to pursue her strength which was contemporary dance which led her to the theatre and musical theatre which led to an opportunity to perform and the Royal Albert Hall for the Mardi Gras.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Live from the Royal Albert Hall was nominated for Best DVD at the 2010 NME Awards.

My Lighthouse

It was performed live as part of Pulp's 2012 appearance at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

On Tour with Eric Clapton

George Harrison played slide guitar on the English leg of the tour that followed the Albert Hall performance, as well as in Scandinavia, therefore he doesn't appear on the first disc but does on the other three.

Patricia Leonard

Leonard returned to singing in concerts and oratorios, at venues such as Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican Arts Centre, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, and St. David's Hall in Cardiff, Wales.

Rule the World

This song was also performed on 19 November 2009 for Children in Need on "Children In Need Rocks The Royal Albert Hall", where Gary Barlow dedicated it to his father, who had died 5 weeks earlier.

Ruth Fairfax

In August 1922, in a meeting at the Albert Hall, Brisbane, Fairfax was elected President of the newly established Queensland branch of Country Women's Association.