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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Fauré’s Requiem

August 31 @ 2:00 pm - 3:40 pm

$75 – $139

Experience the otherworldly in this sublime program conducted by Lawrence Renes, culminating in Fauré’s divine Requiem, featuring the MSO Chorus and much-loved soloists Siobhan Stagg and Roderick Williams.

Inspired by the mental image of entering a mythical cave, Elena Kats-Chernin’s moody, hymn-like work transports its audience to a mesmerising and fantastical domain.

The ability of Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony to lure its listener to another dimension is remarkable. The structure of tempo changes in this seamless patchwork of a piece means that time behaves almost as an illusion. The music’s imperceptible shifting of gears results in an immersive, wonderfully-disorienting experience.

A Requiem – a mass for the dead – might seem a strange choice for a composer who was described by his son as ‘a sceptic’. This perspective proved an asset for Fauré, who brings a vastly different message to his Requiem than his predecessors. Instead of a haunting, sombre work, Fauré’s is a profound meditation on the restful warmth waiting in paradise

Thursday 29 August, 7:30 PM
Saturday 31 August, 2:00 PM
Running Time1 hour 40 minutes (including interval)
Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
TICKETS: Standard $75.00 – $139.00; Concession $70.00 – $134.00

Venue

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Melbourne, Australia + Google Map
Phone
1300 182 183