Saturday 8 June - 2pm and Sunday June
9 -5pm - Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Sydney Philharmonia is
celebrating three big anniversaries in 2013 (bicentenary of the births of Verdi
and Wagner and centenary of the birth of Britten).
In theatre, a triple threat
is someone who can sing, dance and act. In opera, we like to think it's a
triple treat of music, drama and passion. Our three birthday boys - Verdi,
Wagner and Britten - had that in spades. 2013 marks the bicentenaries of Verdi
and Wagner, and the centenary of Britten, and we're delighted to be presenting
this program of highlights from some of their greatest creations in one concert
program devoted to some of their greatest works with a choir of 300+ voices and
orchestra conducted by Brett Weymark.
The program includes
highlights from: Verdi Otello (Incl. the love duet Già nella notte densa and the Willow Song), Britten Peter
Grimes (Incl. Now the Great Bear & Pleiades and the Embroidery aria)
Richard Wagner Tannhauser, Lohengrin and Die Meistersinger.
Stuart Skelton will be
performing excerpts from Verdi's Otello for the first time in his
career. This will be his only Sydney appearances in 2013 immediately after
performing Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex with the London Symphony
under Sir John Eliot Gardiner and before he performs in the Paris Opera Ring
cycle, Seattle Ring, Melbourne Ring and a return performance with the Berlin
Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle.
Cheryl Barker returns to
Australia after performing Madama Butterfly for Welsh National
Opera and before her Tosca for Opera Australia and
Desdemona in Verdi's Otello for Opera Queensland.
Opera's Triple Threat
Sydney Philharmonia
Festival Chorus and Orchestra
Tickets - $45-$90 (plus
applicable booking fees) or
www.sydneyphilharmonia.com.au
www.sydneyoperahouse.com or
02 9250 7777
