special event 2022
PINCHGUT OPERA
THE SPIRITUAL FOREST
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1641)
Time:
Sunday APRIL 17th
6.30 – 7.45pm
LOCATION:
Windsong pavilion
Featuring:
Soprano:
Chloe Lankshear, Amy Moore; Mezzo-soprano: Anna Fraser, Hannah Fraser; Tenor: Louis Hurley, Richard Butler; Bass: David Greco, Andrew O’Connor.
Orchestra:
Violin/Viola: Karina Schmitz, Simone Slattery; Gamba/Lirone: Laura Vaughan; Basse de Violon: Anton Baba; Baroque Harp: Hannah Lane; Cornetto: Matthew Manchester; Sackbut: Ros Jorgensen, Nigel Crocker, Brett Page; Theorbo: Simon Martyn-Ellis; HARPSICHORD: Andrei Hadap.
Ticketing Information:
This is a ticketed event
Available as part of an All In One Pass. This is not included in the Sound Shell Day or Weekend passes.
The Spiritual Forest is drawn from Monteverdi’s Selva morale e spirituale (1641), his great anthology of liturgical works composed during his career in Venice. It was to be the last collection of Monteverdi’s music published in his lifetime, and represents the final flowering of his great genius.
These uniquely inspired works confirmed Monteverdi as the leading composer of his generation, exemplifying his consummate compositional prowess and his ability to put into music the deepest of human emotions. Australia’s premier Baroque chorus of professional singers, Cantillation, will be joined by a band of 14 specialist orchestral players to deliver a transcendent sonic experience.
This Four Winds exclusive performance brings one of Pinchgut Opera’s signature works for 2022 direct from the Recital Hall in Sydney’s CBD into a magnificent cathedral of spotted gums. As night falls, the Sound Shell becomes an epic canvas of forest images transforming the canopy into a huge glowing lantern under the stars. This concert, featuring some of the most sublime sacred music ever written, will be an unforgettable evening.