Glorious Puccini: Messa di Gloria & Opera Highlights
Date: Saturday 29 October | 8pm
Venue: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
Experience the passion and power of Puccini's music sung by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' 300-voice Festival Chorus choristers, four of Australia's star soloists and the talented musicians of The Sydney Youth Orchestra .
How do we love Puccini? Let us count the ways…
There’s his sense of drama and his concern for human stories and real emotion but, above all, we love the glorious, flowing melodies that stay in your ears long after the curtain comes down. We love the sensuousness of Manon Lescaut, the grand tragedy of Tosca, the heart-rending pathos of Madama Butterfly – guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes – and the mystery of Turandot. This is the Puccini we know and love, and for this gala concert, Brett Weymark has assembled highlights to showcase the 400 voices of the
Festival Chorus and our soloists – stars of the operatic stage. We’ll be joined by the Sydney Youth Orchestra in full force – performing Puccini’s colourful orchestrations without compromise.
But first we’ll be revealing a little-known side of Puccini. He might have decided upon a career as an opera composer at the age of 18 – inspired by Verdi’s Aida – but he came from a long line of church musicians and the culmination of his musical studies was the ambitious Messa di Gloria. This rarely heard mass setting hints at the opera composer to come, with generous melodies and the way he brings drama to the ritual. But, above all, it’s 40 minutes of high-octane choral singing – joyous, dancing and, yes, fun!
Credit: Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Credit: Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
PROGRAM
Deborah CHEETHAM & Matthew DOYLE Tarimi Nulay – Long time living here*
Giacomo PUCCINI Messa di Gloria
Highlights from Puccini operas…
Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo
Tosca: Te Deum (Tre sbirri, una carrozza)
Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus and other highlights from Act II
Turandot: Nessun dorma and other highlights
* Commissioned for our 100 Minutes of New Australian Music project
A digital program book will be available on this page a week prior to the concert. A limited number of printed program books will be available for $5 each at the concert.
ARTISTS
Brett Weymark conductor
Cheryl Barker soprano
Antoinette Halloran soprano
Bradley Daley tenor
Peter Coleman-Wright baritone
Festival Chorus
Sydney Youth Orchestra
TICKETS
Premium $124 | A $101 | B $79 | C $58 | D $45
Concessions $112 | A $90| B $71 | C $52 | D $41
A booking fee of $8.50 per transaction applies.
Review:
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: Glorious Puccini. Sydney Arts Guide, written by Annabelle Drumm, 31 October 2022. Accessed 10 Nov 2022.
Interesting Articles:
Glorious Puccini: Messa di Gloria and Opera Highlights, Sydney Opera House. AussieTheatre.com. 20 September 2022. Accessed 9 October 2022.
Puccini's Musical Mastery Glows in a Forgotten Mass. The New York Times / Art. By Raymond Ericson, dated April 8, 1984.Resources:
2022 Season Together Again. Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Artistic & Music Director Brett Weymark, OAMGlorious Puccini: Messa di Gloria & Opera Highlights. Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. (Available on access, 9 October 2022.)
COVID-19 SAFETY
- All SPC singers, musicians and staff are double vaccinated.
- Audiences will be required to wear masks throughout the performance. If this changes we will inform patrons as soon as possible.
- Hand sanitiser will be available.
- A digital program book will be available on this page a week prior to the concert. A limited number of printed program books will be available for $5 each at the concert.
DETAILS ABOUT SPC COVID SAFE PLAN
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