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Pinchgut Opera

Pinchgut Opera presents Eternal Light

Where
City Recital Hall
City Recital Hall
2-12 Angel Place, Sydney NSW 2000
City Recital Hall, Sydney
When

Saturday 24 August 2024 from 2pm to 3:10pm Sunday 25 August 2024 from 5pm to 6:10pm

Cost

Starting from: $55

Looking for a special music event in Sydney? Prepare to be transported by history's most exquisite and enchanting music, as Pinchgut Opera presents masterpieces of Baroque vocal writing with Eternal Light.

Celebrate the power and beauty of the most famous piece of Baroque vocal music: Allegri's Miserere. First performed in darkness and deemed so sublime that it was banned from public performance by the Pope, Miserere became one of the Vatican’s most closely guarded secrets, captivating audiences and composers for centuries.

Now, for the first time, Sydney audiences can experience two versions of this awe-inspiring piece in one program: a newly reconstructed version close to the original and the other high C’s version, renowned for its ethereal high notes that add a dramatic and otherworldly dimension to the original composition.

At the heart of Eternal Light is Biber’s transcendent Requiem in F and instrumental works from his teacher, Schmelzer. This concert program, specially curated and conducted by Erin Helyard, comes to life in the brilliant acoustics of City Recital Hall by Australia’s award-winning chorus, Cantillation, and the exceptional players of the Orchestra of the Antipodes.

Join us for an extraordinary event which contemplates the mystery of eternity with the beloved sacred works of the early Baroque.

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