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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Immortal Diamond – Paul Grabowsky and Lisa Gerrard
October 5, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$55 – $95
A song that – in a sense – has no beginning and no end.
“Immortal Diamond borrows its title from a poem of Gerard Manley Hopkins, called That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and the Comfort of Resurrection, in which his unforgettable final lines describe his relationship to Christ:
since he was what I am, and
This Jack, joke, poor potsherd, patch, matchwood, immortal diamond,
Is immortal diamond
This beautiful poem, full of extraordinary sound pictures, provides the inspiration for a sound world in which Lisa Gerrard will range freely, one that speaks of the power of spiritual love and renewal. The music will ebb and flow slowly like a tide, the orchestra and sixteen wordless singers embedded within it will wrap around her voice, occasionally falling away to the ruminations of the piano as it continues accompanying a song that – in a sense – has no beginning and no end.”
– Paul Grabowsky AO
Tickets: Standard $55.00 – $95.00; Concession* $50.00 – $90.00
*Concession prices apply to Pensioners, Full-time students, Health Care Cardholders and Children under the age of 18
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