Event Information
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Sun01May2022
NSW: Haydn's Creation (Sydney Chamber Choir)
5 pm (AEST)Sydney Recital Hall
224 years after its premiere, Sydney Chamber Choir
joins the Australian Haydn Ensemble and three superb
soloists under the guest direction of Roland Peelman
for the Australian period-instrument premiere of
Haydn’s monumental oratorio The Creation.
This majestic oratorio has always been one of the
composer’s most popular works, and in many ways
represents the summit of his craft. His transition
from a musical depiction of nothingness to the
choir’s blazing ‘And there was light’ is one of the
great moments in music, and enough to raise the hair
of believers and cosmologists alike. The Big Bang
is a hard act to follow, but Haydn effortlessly nails
it, sustaining over 100 minutes of orchestral tone
painting, mighty choruses and lilting arias.
Tickets/Cost:
Tickets: Sydney from $75/$65 to $125/$115 Under 30s $40 |
Purchase online: sydneychamberchoir.org