Leonard Cohen’s iconic song “Hallelujah” has been covered by numerous artists, ranging from The Velvet Underground’s John Cale to Canadian singer-songerwiter Rufus Wainwright, who managed to top his immensely memorable rendition of the song in truly epic style by enlisting the voices of a 1,500-member choir to join him.
According to Toronto Life, Wainwright and the leaders of Toronto-based Choir! Choir! Choir! hatched a plan to assemble the epic choral group in Toronto’s Hearn Generating Station, a decommissioned electrical generating station, to accompany him in this once-in-a-lifetime performance.
Among the singers assembled for the performance, notes Toronto Life, was none other than former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. Watch:
