It also led to one of the few explicit references which Mendelssohn made to his origins: "To think that it took an actor and a Jew's son to revive the greatest Christian music for the world!"
Ved denne lejlighed nævnte Mendelssohn sin afstamning i en udtalelse: ”Tænk, at det krævede en skuespiller og en søn af en jøde at genoplive verdens største kristne musik!”