BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Classic Melbourne - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Classic Melbourne X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Classic Melbourne REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20150404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20151003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20160402T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20161001T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20170401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20170930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20180331T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20181006T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20190406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20191005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20200404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20201003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20210403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20211002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20220402T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20221001T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240818T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240818T220000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20240812T135158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T135517Z UID:10014277-1724007600-1724018400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Mozart’s Coronation Mass and the RMP Aria Final DESCRIPTION:Hear some of the nation’s finest young singers battle it out in the final of Australia’s most prestigious oratorio soloists award\, accompanied by the brilliant pianist RMP Principal Accompanist Stefan Cassomenos. \n2024 RMP Aria Finalists: \nAmanda Hargreaves\, soprano 25\, (b. Melbourne \, VIC) \nTimothy Nunn\, baritone\, 29\, (b. Sydney\, NSW) \nLana Kains\, soprano\, 26\, (b. Darwin\, NT) \nJack Jordan\,tenor\, 25\, (b. Melbourne\, VIC) \nLucy Schneider\, soprano\, 29\, (b. East Freemantle WA) \nEliza Bennetts O’Connor\, soprano\, 24\, (b. Melbourne\, VIC) \nReserve Finalists: \n Steve Coutts\,tenor\, 32\, (b. Geelong\, VIC)\n Saskia Mascitti\,mezzo soprano\, 23\, (b. Sydney\, NSW) \nThis evening will also feature a performance of one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most beloved sacred works – the majestic \nKrönungsmesse (Coronation Mass) in C Major\, KV. 317 and the \nChurch Sonata No. 16 in C major KV 329 (317a) \nMozart wrote his Mass in C\, K. 317\, popularly known as the Coronation Mass\, in 1779\, during the time that he was court organist and composer to the Archbishop of Salzburg. It is no doubt the best known and\, for many\, the finest of the masses that he wrote for Salzburg. Although there is no definite record of a performance\, its bright tone suggest that it was probably performed in the Salzburg cathedral at Easter of 1779. It is thought also to have been performed years later during celebrations for the coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and perhaps also for that of his successor\, Francis II which is probably when it probably receieved its nickmname as the “Coronation” Mass. \nDespite the archbishop’s time limitations\, it appears that Mozart may well have inserted a brief church sonata between movements. One of his seventeen single-movement church sonatas has been associated with his Coronation Mass\, since it was written about the same time\, is in the same key\, and has the same orchestration\, although the organ is obbligato. When Alfred Einstein revised Koechel’s numbering of Mozart’s works\, he altered the number of this sonata from K. 329 to K. 317a to reflect its connection with this mass\, which is K. 317. The normal place in the church service for such a sonata would have been between the Gloria and the Credo\, as the celebrant moves from one side of the choir\, where he has read the epistle\, to the other side\, where he reads the gospel. It seems appropriate\, therefore\, to insert this sonata between the Gloria and Credo in these performances of Mozart’s Coronation Mass. \nFeaturing : \nJesse Linke soprano; Sally-Anne Russell mezzo soprano; Other soloists to be announced \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir; Melbourne University Choral Society\, Box Hill Chorale \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra \nAndrew Wailes conductor \n Sun 18 Aug 03:00 PM | 3pm\, Matinee performance (concert only One hour\, TICKETS: $29 – $49\n Sun 18 Aug 07:00 PM | 7pm\, Evening Gala (includes concert at the Final of the 2024 RMP Aria) 7.00pm Session Ends: 10.00pm TICKETS: $39 – $59 \nThe Edge\, Federation Square\, Cnr Swanston Street and Flinders Street URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonic-mozarts-coronation-mass-and-the-rmp-aria-final/2024-08-18/2/ LOCATION:The Edge\, Federation Square END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240818T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240818T160000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20240812T135158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T135517Z UID:10014276-1723993200-1723996800@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Mozart’s Coronation Mass and the RMP Aria Final DESCRIPTION:Hear some of the nation’s finest young singers battle it out in the final of Australia’s most prestigious oratorio soloists award\, accompanied by the brilliant pianist RMP Principal Accompanist Stefan Cassomenos. \n2024 RMP Aria Finalists: \nAmanda Hargreaves\, soprano 25\, (b. Melbourne \, VIC) \nTimothy Nunn\, baritone\, 29\, (b. Sydney\, NSW) \nLana Kains\, soprano\, 26\, (b. Darwin\, NT) \nJack Jordan\,tenor\, 25\, (b. Melbourne\, VIC) \nLucy Schneider\, soprano\, 29\, (b. East Freemantle WA) \nEliza Bennetts O’Connor\, soprano\, 24\, (b. Melbourne\, VIC) \nReserve Finalists: \n Steve Coutts\,tenor\, 32\, (b. Geelong\, VIC)\n Saskia Mascitti\,mezzo soprano\, 23\, (b. Sydney\, NSW) \nThis evening will also feature a performance of one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most beloved sacred works – the majestic \nKrönungsmesse (Coronation Mass) in C Major\, KV. 317 and the \nChurch Sonata No. 16 in C major KV 329 (317a) \nMozart wrote his Mass in C\, K. 317\, popularly known as the Coronation Mass\, in 1779\, during the time that he was court organist and composer to the Archbishop of Salzburg. It is no doubt the best known and\, for many\, the finest of the masses that he wrote for Salzburg. Although there is no definite record of a performance\, its bright tone suggest that it was probably performed in the Salzburg cathedral at Easter of 1779. It is thought also to have been performed years later during celebrations for the coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and perhaps also for that of his successor\, Francis II which is probably when it probably receieved its nickmname as the “Coronation” Mass. \nDespite the archbishop’s time limitations\, it appears that Mozart may well have inserted a brief church sonata between movements. One of his seventeen single-movement church sonatas has been associated with his Coronation Mass\, since it was written about the same time\, is in the same key\, and has the same orchestration\, although the organ is obbligato. When Alfred Einstein revised Koechel’s numbering of Mozart’s works\, he altered the number of this sonata from K. 329 to K. 317a to reflect its connection with this mass\, which is K. 317. The normal place in the church service for such a sonata would have been between the Gloria and the Credo\, as the celebrant moves from one side of the choir\, where he has read the epistle\, to the other side\, where he reads the gospel. It seems appropriate\, therefore\, to insert this sonata between the Gloria and Credo in these performances of Mozart’s Coronation Mass. \nFeaturing : \nJesse Linke soprano; Sally-Anne Russell mezzo soprano; Other soloists to be announced \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir; Melbourne University Choral Society\, Box Hill Chorale \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra \nAndrew Wailes conductor \n Sun 18 Aug 03:00 PM | 3pm\, Matinee performance (concert only One hour\, TICKETS: $29 – $49\n Sun 18 Aug 07:00 PM | 7pm\, Evening Gala (includes concert at the Final of the 2024 RMP Aria) 7.00pm Session Ends: 10.00pm TICKETS: $39 – $59 \nThe Edge\, Federation Square\, Cnr Swanston Street and Flinders Street URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonic-mozarts-coronation-mass-and-the-rmp-aria-final/2024-08-18/1/ LOCATION:The Edge\, Federation Square END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231216T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231216T213000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20231118T224202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T224202Z UID:10013130-1702753200-1702762200@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:RMP presents Carols in the Cathedral DESCRIPTION:Carols in the Cathedral 2023\n3 spectacular concerts in St Paul’s Cathedral\n\nFriday 15 December at 8.30pm \nSaturday 16 December 2pm  and 7pmTICKETS NOW ON SALE. BOOK EARLY!RMP presents its ever-popular “Carols in the Cathedral” – Melbourne’s premier concerts of traditional Christmas music\, carols\, and readings\, in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent feast of spectacular fanfares and carols\, and glorious Christmas music and verse\, performed by massed choirs\, superb soloists and majestic brass and percussion.\n\n\nThis year music will include a feast of festive music by composers from around the world\, including ever-popular classics such as “O Come All Ye Faithful”\, “Once in Royal David’s City”\, “Joy to the World”\, and many more\, as well as beautiful works by composers including Peter Cornelius\, Eric Whitacre\, Dan Forrest\, Philip Stopford\, William G. James\,  John Rutter\, and more!Featuring the angelic voices of special guest performers the National Boys Choir of Australia\, and outstanding soloists including much-loved tenor Roy Best and the popular Australian bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman.A Christmas event not to be missed. Celebrate the season in style and book your tickets now.Andrew Wailes\, conductor \nRoy Best tenor\nJeremy Kleeman bass-baritone\nStefan Cassomenos\, pianoforte\nAndrew Bainbridge organ \nRoland Rocchiccioli reader\nJulie Houghton reader\nThe National Boys Choir of Australia\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nMelbourne University Choral Society\nBox Hill Chorale\nRMP Orchestra soloists \nRMP Brass and Percussion Consort\nCity of Melbourne Highland Pipe BandALL BOOKINGS THROUGH TRYBOOKING. \n\nNote that all tickets can be purchased via Trybooking on the RMP website\, including Premium Tickets. \nBOOK EARLY\, AS THESE CONCERTS ALMOST ALWAYS SELL OUT EARLY!!! \nDOORS OPEN 30 mins prior to start of advertised concerts \n  \nJOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT: \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/3613544785554923/3613548685554533/ URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rmp-presents-carols-in-the-cathedral-2/2023-12-16/2/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral\, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets\, Melbourne\, Vic \, 3000\, Australia GEO:-37.8164851;144.9669885 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Paul’s Cathedral Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets:geo:144.9669885,-37.8164851 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231216T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231216T163000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20231118T224202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T224202Z UID:10013129-1702735200-1702744200@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:RMP presents Carols in the Cathedral DESCRIPTION:Carols in the Cathedral 2023\n3 spectacular concerts in St Paul’s Cathedral\n\nFriday 15 December at 8.30pm \nSaturday 16 December 2pm  and 7pmTICKETS NOW ON SALE. BOOK EARLY!RMP presents its ever-popular “Carols in the Cathedral” – Melbourne’s premier concerts of traditional Christmas music\, carols\, and readings\, in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent feast of spectacular fanfares and carols\, and glorious Christmas music and verse\, performed by massed choirs\, superb soloists and majestic brass and percussion.\n\n\nThis year music will include a feast of festive music by composers from around the world\, including ever-popular classics such as “O Come All Ye Faithful”\, “Once in Royal David’s City”\, “Joy to the World”\, and many more\, as well as beautiful works by composers including Peter Cornelius\, Eric Whitacre\, Dan Forrest\, Philip Stopford\, William G. James\,  John Rutter\, and more!Featuring the angelic voices of special guest performers the National Boys Choir of Australia\, and outstanding soloists including much-loved tenor Roy Best and the popular Australian bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman.A Christmas event not to be missed. Celebrate the season in style and book your tickets now.Andrew Wailes\, conductor \nRoy Best tenor\nJeremy Kleeman bass-baritone\nStefan Cassomenos\, pianoforte\nAndrew Bainbridge organ \nRoland Rocchiccioli reader\nJulie Houghton reader\nThe National Boys Choir of Australia\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nMelbourne University Choral Society\nBox Hill Chorale\nRMP Orchestra soloists \nRMP Brass and Percussion Consort\nCity of Melbourne Highland Pipe BandALL BOOKINGS THROUGH TRYBOOKING. \n\nNote that all tickets can be purchased via Trybooking on the RMP website\, including Premium Tickets. \nBOOK EARLY\, AS THESE CONCERTS ALMOST ALWAYS SELL OUT EARLY!!! \nDOORS OPEN 30 mins prior to start of advertised concerts \n  \nJOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT: \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/3613544785554923/3613548685554533/ URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rmp-presents-carols-in-the-cathedral-2/2023-12-16/1/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral\, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets\, Melbourne\, Vic \, 3000\, Australia GEO:-37.8164851;144.9669885 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Paul’s Cathedral Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets:geo:144.9669885,-37.8164851 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231215T203000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231215T223000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20231118T224202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T224202Z UID:10013128-1702672200-1702679400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:RMP presents Carols in the Cathedral DESCRIPTION:Carols in the Cathedral 2023\n3 spectacular concerts in St Paul’s Cathedral\n\nFriday 15 December at 8.30pm \nSaturday 16 December 2pm  and 7pmTICKETS NOW ON SALE. BOOK EARLY!RMP presents its ever-popular “Carols in the Cathedral” – Melbourne’s premier concerts of traditional Christmas music\, carols\, and readings\, in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent feast of spectacular fanfares and carols\, and glorious Christmas music and verse\, performed by massed choirs\, superb soloists and majestic brass and percussion.\n\n\nThis year music will include a feast of festive music by composers from around the world\, including ever-popular classics such as “O Come All Ye Faithful”\, “Once in Royal David’s City”\, “Joy to the World”\, and many more\, as well as beautiful works by composers including Peter Cornelius\, Eric Whitacre\, Dan Forrest\, Philip Stopford\, William G. James\,  John Rutter\, and more!Featuring the angelic voices of special guest performers the National Boys Choir of Australia\, and outstanding soloists including much-loved tenor Roy Best and the popular Australian bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman.A Christmas event not to be missed. Celebrate the season in style and book your tickets now.Andrew Wailes\, conductor \nRoy Best tenor\nJeremy Kleeman bass-baritone\nStefan Cassomenos\, pianoforte\nAndrew Bainbridge organ \nRoland Rocchiccioli reader\nJulie Houghton reader\nThe National Boys Choir of Australia\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nMelbourne University Choral Society\nBox Hill Chorale\nRMP Orchestra soloists \nRMP Brass and Percussion Consort\nCity of Melbourne Highland Pipe BandALL BOOKINGS THROUGH TRYBOOKING. \n\nNote that all tickets can be purchased via Trybooking on the RMP website\, including Premium Tickets. \nBOOK EARLY\, AS THESE CONCERTS ALMOST ALWAYS SELL OUT EARLY!!! \nDOORS OPEN 30 mins prior to start of advertised concerts \n  \nJOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT: \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/3613544785554923/3613548685554533/ URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rmp-presents-carols-in-the-cathedral-2/2023-12-15/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral\, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets\, Melbourne\, Vic \, 3000\, Australia GEO:-37.8164851;144.9669885 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Paul’s Cathedral Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets:geo:144.9669885,-37.8164851 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231203T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231203T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20231118T225047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T225047Z UID:10013127-1701622800-1701633600@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Handel’s Messiah 2023 DESCRIPTION:World record performance in Melbourne Town Hall\n\nThe 40th Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Concert \n“The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra delivered another vibrant and polished reading.Music director Andrew Wailes conducted with precision and infectious energy urging the chamber-sized orchestra and 100-strong choir to some stirring renditions of the big choir pieces including the famous Hallelujah\, Glory to God and For unto us a Child is born. Wailes\, favouring brisk tempos\, made for exciting listening…” – The Age\n“Animation and attention to detail were distinctive features of this performance. The forward momentum established in the opening Sinfony never flagged. The RMP Choir sang with scores neatly closed by their sides for several key choruses\, alert to the subtleties of dynamics and tempo in Wailes’ direction. And there were plenty of those to keep the audience absorbed as the work assumed an unexpected freshness…  This was an experienced choir\, trained with painstaking care to form a disciplined ensemble… the final “Amen” chorus was greeted by such a prolonged standing ovation\, with cheers and whistles usually heard at sporting events” – Classic Melbourne\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra presents Handel’s iconic Messiah for the world record 244th time since 1853. The world’s most-loved oratorio\, Messiah is famous for its sparkling arias\, powerful choruses\, and surging climaxes (including the magnificent Hallelujah! Chorus and the equally thrilling Amen! Choruswhich concludes the work). \nFeaturing over 120 talented musicians from the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra\, the grand Town Hall organ\, and a magnificent cast of outstanding Australian and international soloists\, this concert promises to thrill as ever under the direction of Andrew Wailes – widely regarded as one of Australia’s foremost exponents of this great work. Australia’s leading baroque soprano\, Perth-based Sara Macliver returns to headline this year’s solo quartet. She will be joined by much-loved mezzzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell\,and making his RMP debut is acclaimed American tenor Kyle Stegall who has performed as soloist with ensembles across the world under celebrated conductors such as William Christie (Les Arts Florissants)\, Manfred Honeck (Pittsburgh Symphony)\, and Masaaki Suzuki (Bach Collegium Japan). London-based Australian baritone Jeremy Kleeman returns to his hometown of Melbourne to complete this outstanding quartet. \nThe RMP’s annual performance of this masterpiece is a much-anticipated highlight of Melbourne’s concert calendar. Don’t miss being part of this wonderful musical tradition. \n“Wailes made sure that the pace did not slacken… Wailes\, who cuts a dapper\, self-possessed figure on the podium\, showed an impressive compulsion\, driving his forces along with insistent power. It is hard to recall when this oratorio has been treated with such attention given to its dramatic potential; no singer – soloist or chorister – was given latitude to generate that fruity and orotund timbre familiar from performances of 20 years ago.” – Clive O’Connell (The Age)\nAndrew Wailes\, conductor\nSara Macliver\, soprano\nSally-Anne Russell\,mezzo soprano\nKyle Stegall\, tenor\nJeremy Kleeman\, baritone\nStefan Cassomenos\, harpsichord\nAndrew Bainbridge\,chamber and grand organ \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra\n\nTICKETS NOW ON SALE!\n\n\nONLINE BOOKINGS: www.rmp.org.au\n\nNote: ALL A and B Reserve and Balcony seats can be chosen and reserved online via the RMP website and Trybooking.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProudly sponsored by the City of Melbourne URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonic-handels-messiah-2023/ LOCATION:Melbourne Town Hall\, Corner Swanston St and Collins Streets\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia GEO:-37.8154925;144.9665414 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Melbourne Town Hall Corner Swanston St and Collins Streets Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston St and Collins Streets:geo:144.9665414,-37.8154925 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231009T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20231009T210000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20231009T073405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T073405Z UID:10013030-1696881600-1696885200@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic and Neuer Kammerchor Berlin DESCRIPTION:Hear one of Germany’s finest chamber choirs! The Neuer Kammerchor Berlin is set to perform a stunning program of works for chamber choir by composers including Josef Rheinberger\, Paul Stanhope\, Wolfram Buchenberg\, John Rutter\, and Valentin Silvestrov. They will combine with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir to perform a number of spectacular works by Heinrich Schutz\, Franz Biebl and motets by Anton Bruckner in a spectacular 1 hour recital. Don’t miss the chance to hear this acclaimed ensemble in the glorious acoustics of historic All Saints Church! ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY Monday 9 October at 8.00pm . Children are free and generous student concessions are available! Bookings: www.rmp.org.au URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonic-and-neuer-kammerchor-berlin/ LOCATION:All Saints Anglican Church East St Kilda\, 2 Chapel Street\, East St Kilda\, Victoria\, 3182\, Australia GEO:-37.8581571;144.9924875 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=All Saints Anglican Church East St Kilda 2 Chapel Street East St Kilda Victoria 3182 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Chapel Street:geo:144.9924875,-37.8581571 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230930T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230930T213000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20230924T080809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230924T080809Z UID:10013006-1696104000-1696109400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Bruckner's Te Deum and Motets DESCRIPTION:A spectacular concert in the atmospheric setting of one of Australia’s most historic churches. A work of tremendous power and beauty\, Anton Bruckner’s “Te Deum” is the work the great composer himself called “the pride of his life”. Bruckner considered his “Te Deum” the finest work he ever composed for the rest of his life. \nBruckner was a devoutly religious man\, and composed numerous other sacred works\, regarded by many as some of the finest examples of sacred choral music composed in the twentieth century. In this concert you will hear a selection of some of his most famous and most important motets\, including: Ecce Saccerdos Magnus\, Os Justi meditabitur\, Locus Iste\, Afferentur Regi\, and Tota Pulchra Est as well as works for brass and organ. \nFour magnificent soloists (internationally-acclaimed soprano Helena Dix\, Dimity Shepherd\, Michael Petruccelli and Christopher Hillier) will join the RMP Choir\, RMP Brass\, organist Andrew Bainbridge and conductor \n\n\n\nSaturday 30 September 2023 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM (UTC+10) \nAll Saints Anglican Church\,  2 Chapel Street\, East St Kilda\, Vic 3182 (Opposite the Astor Theatre) \nBookings: www.rmp.org.au\nhttps://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1103266\nTICKETS: $25 – $75 URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonic-bruckners-te-deum-and-motets/ LOCATION:All Saints Anglican Church East St Kilda\, 2 Chapel Street\, East St Kilda\, Victoria\, 3182\, Australia GEO:-37.8581571;144.9924875 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=All Saints Anglican Church East St Kilda 2 Chapel Street East St Kilda Victoria 3182 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Chapel Street:geo:144.9924875,-37.8581571 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230812T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230812T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20230801T072742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T072742Z UID:10012907-1691859600-1691870400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Handel’s Dixit Dominus and the 2023 RMP Aria DESCRIPTION:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic presents a rare performance of Handel’s spectacular Dixit Dominus.\nOne of Handel’s earliest triumphs and widely regarded as one of his finest works. Written in the florid baroque style of the Italian Baroque\, it is scored for five soloists\, five-part chorus\, string orchestra and continuo. Andrew Wailes conducts the acclaimed RMP Choir and Orchestra and outstanding soloists. \nSix of Australia’s finest emerging singers will perform magnificent arias and recitatives from the world of oratorio\, accompanied by the brilliant Australian pianist Stefan Cassomenos. A feast for all music lovers\, and a concert not to be missed. \n\nSaturday 12 August 2023 5pm; Elisabeth Murdoch Hall;   Duration: 3 hours (incl. interval) \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: Premium $99 ($89 Concession); A reserve $85 ($69 Concession); B reserve $65 ($50 Concession)\nC reserve $50 ($40 Concession); Student $30 URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonic-handels-dixit-dominus-and-the-2023-rmp-aria/ LOCATION:Elisabeth Murdoch Hall\, Melbourne Recital Centre\, 31 Sturt Street\, Southbank\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia GEO:-37.8239099;144.9674966 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt Street Southbank VIC 3006 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=31 Sturt Street:geo:144.9674966,-37.8239099 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230415T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230415T183000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20230318T014749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T100521Z UID:10008239-1681578000-1681583400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Mozart Requiem by Candlelight DESCRIPTION:Hear three of the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most iconic works performed by candlelight in the spectacular setting of St Paul’s Cathedral.The acclaimed Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra present Mozart’s dramatic and enigmatic Requiem in D minor. Unfinished at the time of the composer’s death\, and shrouded in mystery since it was first commissioned by an anonymous messenger dressed in grey\, the Requiem is one of the world’s most famous compositions. From the Requiem’s dark and ponderous opening bars\, to the scintillating Dies Irae\, the dramatic choral fugues\, the famous Tuba Mirum and the emotionally gripping Confutatis and Lacrymosa movements\, the work takes the listener on an emotional journey like few others in Western music.Also being performed is the famous Symphony No. 25 in G minor\, its  first movement made famous  since being used as the opening music in Miloš Forman’s  award-winning biographical film Amadeus. Composed when Mozart was just 17 years old\, it is regarded by many as one of his finest early works. The symphony is written in a “Sturm und Drang” style (German for “Storm and Stress”) – a style characterized by emotional extremes and sudden changes in tempo and dynamics. The opening movement begins with a particularly dramatic repeated syncopated pattern in the violins and violas. This rhythm returns again in the final movement. Ludwig van Beethoven knew the symphony well\, copying 29 bars from the score in one of his sketchbooks. It is thought that the opening theme of the Symphony No. 25’s final movement may have inspired the third movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.Finally\, hear the poignant motet Ave Verum Corpus\, a miniature masterpiece and the final choral composition ever completed by the great composer.RMP Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Andrew Wailes leads the RMP Choir and Orchestra\, joined by four outstanding soloists in two spectacular performances in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. \nFor these concerts\, much-loved Australian soprano Jacqueline Porter\, well known to RMP audiences and a regular performer with all the major Australian orchestras\, headlines the quartet. She will be joined by the young Japanese-Australian mezzo-soprano Syrah Torii (recipient of the 2023 Victorian Opera Emerging Artist Prize\, and a Developing Artist in Melbourne Opera’s Richard Divall Emerging Artists Programme) and the quickly-emerging young tenor Benjamin Glover (winner of the Conductor’s Encouragement Award at the 2022 RMP Aria Competition). They will be joined by the much-respected Sydney-based bass baritone Christopher Richardson (a former winner of both the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Aria Award\, and ‘The Frances MacEachron Award for Outstanding Vocal Achievement’ at The Oratorio Society of New York’s Solo Competition at Carnegie Hall). \nPROGRAM: \nMOZART: Symphony No. 25 in G minor\, KV. 183/173dB \nMOZART: Requiem in D minor\, KV. 626 and Ave Verum Corpus KV.618 \nCAST: \nAndrew Wailes\, conductor \nJacqueline Porter\, soprano\nSyrah Torii*\, mezzo soprano\nBenjamin Glover\, tenor\nChristopher Richardson\, bass baritone\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra \nApproximate duration of concert: 90 minutes with no interval URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/mozart-requiem-by-candlelight/2023-04-15/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230401T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230401T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20230318T014749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T100521Z UID:10008216-1680372000-1680377400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Mozart Requiem by Candlelight DESCRIPTION:Hear three of the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most iconic works performed by candlelight in the spectacular setting of St Paul’s Cathedral.The acclaimed Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra present Mozart’s dramatic and enigmatic Requiem in D minor. Unfinished at the time of the composer’s death\, and shrouded in mystery since it was first commissioned by an anonymous messenger dressed in grey\, the Requiem is one of the world’s most famous compositions. From the Requiem’s dark and ponderous opening bars\, to the scintillating Dies Irae\, the dramatic choral fugues\, the famous Tuba Mirum and the emotionally gripping Confutatis and Lacrymosa movements\, the work takes the listener on an emotional journey like few others in Western music.Also being performed is the famous Symphony No. 25 in G minor\, its  first movement made famous  since being used as the opening music in Miloš Forman’s  award-winning biographical film Amadeus. Composed when Mozart was just 17 years old\, it is regarded by many as one of his finest early works. The symphony is written in a “Sturm und Drang” style (German for “Storm and Stress”) – a style characterized by emotional extremes and sudden changes in tempo and dynamics. The opening movement begins with a particularly dramatic repeated syncopated pattern in the violins and violas. This rhythm returns again in the final movement. Ludwig van Beethoven knew the symphony well\, copying 29 bars from the score in one of his sketchbooks. It is thought that the opening theme of the Symphony No. 25’s final movement may have inspired the third movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.Finally\, hear the poignant motet Ave Verum Corpus\, a miniature masterpiece and the final choral composition ever completed by the great composer.RMP Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Andrew Wailes leads the RMP Choir and Orchestra\, joined by four outstanding soloists in two spectacular performances in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. \nFor these concerts\, much-loved Australian soprano Jacqueline Porter\, well known to RMP audiences and a regular performer with all the major Australian orchestras\, headlines the quartet. She will be joined by the young Japanese-Australian mezzo-soprano Syrah Torii (recipient of the 2023 Victorian Opera Emerging Artist Prize\, and a Developing Artist in Melbourne Opera’s Richard Divall Emerging Artists Programme) and the quickly-emerging young tenor Benjamin Glover (winner of the Conductor’s Encouragement Award at the 2022 RMP Aria Competition). They will be joined by the much-respected Sydney-based bass baritone Christopher Richardson (a former winner of both the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Aria Award\, and ‘The Frances MacEachron Award for Outstanding Vocal Achievement’ at The Oratorio Society of New York’s Solo Competition at Carnegie Hall). \nPROGRAM: \nMOZART: Symphony No. 25 in G minor\, KV. 183/173dB \nMOZART: Requiem in D minor\, KV. 626 and Ave Verum Corpus KV.618 \nCAST: \nAndrew Wailes\, conductor \nJacqueline Porter\, soprano\nSyrah Torii*\, mezzo soprano\nBenjamin Glover\, tenor\nChristopher Richardson\, bass baritone\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra \nApproximate duration of concert: 90 minutes with no interval URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/mozart-requiem-by-candlelight/2023-04-01/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221217T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221217T213000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20221121T024613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T024613Z UID:10008037-1671303600-1671312600@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:RMP presents Carols in the Cathedral DESCRIPTION:Carols in the Cathedral 2022\n3 spectacular concerts in St Paul’s Cathedral\n\n\nFriday 16 December at 8.30pm\nSaturday 17 December 2pm and 7.30pm\nTICKETS ON SALE NOW \n\n\n\n\nRMP presents its ever-popular “Carols in the Cathedral” – Melbourne’s premier concerts of traditional Christmas music\, carols\, and readings\, in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent feast of spectacular fanfares and carols\, and glorious Christmas music and verse\, performed by massed choirs\, superb soloists and majestic brass and percussion.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year music will include a feast of spectacular works by composers from around the world\, including ever-popular classics such as “O Come All Ye Faithful”\, “Once in Royal David’s City”\, “Joy to the World”\,  and many more\, as well as beautiful works by composers including Gustav von Holst\, Harold Darke\, Dan Forrest\, Philip Stopford\, William G. James\,  John Rutter and more!\n\n\n\nFeaturing the angelic voices of special guest performers the National Boys Choir of Australia\, and coloratura soprano Anna Voshege\, direct from Vienna. \n\n\nA Christmas event not to be missed.\n\n\nCelebrate the season in style and book your tickets now.\n\n\n\n\n\nEarly booking advised\, as these concerts are very popular and often sell out early! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Wailes\, conductor \nAnna Voshege soprano\nStefan Cassomenos\, pianoforte\n\n\nAndrew Bainbridge organ \nRoland Rocchiccioli reader\nJulie Houghton reader\n\n\n\n\nThe National Boys Choir of Australia\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nMelbourne University Choral Society\nRMP Orchestra soloists \nRMP Brass and Percussion Consort\nCity of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBOOKINGS THROUGH TRYBOOKING OR VIA www.rmp.org.au\n\n\n\nNote that all tickets can be purchased via Trybooking on the RMP website\, including Premium Tickets.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBOOK EARLY\, AS THESE CONCERTS ALMOST ALWAYS SELL OUT EARLY!!!\n\n\n\n\nDOORS OPEN 30 mins prior to start of advertised concerts URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rmp-presents-carols-in-the-cathedral/2022-12-17/2/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221217T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221217T163000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20221121T024613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T024613Z UID:10008036-1671285600-1671294600@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:RMP presents Carols in the Cathedral DESCRIPTION:Carols in the Cathedral 2022\n3 spectacular concerts in St Paul’s Cathedral\n\n\nFriday 16 December at 8.30pm\nSaturday 17 December 2pm and 7.30pm\nTICKETS ON SALE NOW \n\n\n\n\nRMP presents its ever-popular “Carols in the Cathedral” – Melbourne’s premier concerts of traditional Christmas music\, carols\, and readings\, in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent feast of spectacular fanfares and carols\, and glorious Christmas music and verse\, performed by massed choirs\, superb soloists and majestic brass and percussion.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year music will include a feast of spectacular works by composers from around the world\, including ever-popular classics such as “O Come All Ye Faithful”\, “Once in Royal David’s City”\, “Joy to the World”\,  and many more\, as well as beautiful works by composers including Gustav von Holst\, Harold Darke\, Dan Forrest\, Philip Stopford\, William G. James\,  John Rutter and more!\n\n\n\nFeaturing the angelic voices of special guest performers the National Boys Choir of Australia\, and coloratura soprano Anna Voshege\, direct from Vienna. \n\n\nA Christmas event not to be missed.\n\n\nCelebrate the season in style and book your tickets now.\n\n\n\n\n\nEarly booking advised\, as these concerts are very popular and often sell out early! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Wailes\, conductor \nAnna Voshege soprano\nStefan Cassomenos\, pianoforte\n\n\nAndrew Bainbridge organ \nRoland Rocchiccioli reader\nJulie Houghton reader\n\n\n\n\nThe National Boys Choir of Australia\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nMelbourne University Choral Society\nRMP Orchestra soloists \nRMP Brass and Percussion Consort\nCity of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBOOKINGS THROUGH TRYBOOKING OR VIA www.rmp.org.au\n\n\n\nNote that all tickets can be purchased via Trybooking on the RMP website\, including Premium Tickets.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBOOK EARLY\, AS THESE CONCERTS ALMOST ALWAYS SELL OUT EARLY!!!\n\n\n\n\nDOORS OPEN 30 mins prior to start of advertised concerts URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rmp-presents-carols-in-the-cathedral/2022-12-17/1/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221216T203000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221216T223000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20221121T024613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T024613Z UID:10008035-1671222600-1671229800@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:RMP presents Carols in the Cathedral DESCRIPTION:Carols in the Cathedral 2022\n3 spectacular concerts in St Paul’s Cathedral\n\n\nFriday 16 December at 8.30pm\nSaturday 17 December 2pm and 7.30pm\nTICKETS ON SALE NOW \n\n\n\n\nRMP presents its ever-popular “Carols in the Cathedral” – Melbourne’s premier concerts of traditional Christmas music\, carols\, and readings\, in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent feast of spectacular fanfares and carols\, and glorious Christmas music and verse\, performed by massed choirs\, superb soloists and majestic brass and percussion.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year music will include a feast of spectacular works by composers from around the world\, including ever-popular classics such as “O Come All Ye Faithful”\, “Once in Royal David’s City”\, “Joy to the World”\,  and many more\, as well as beautiful works by composers including Gustav von Holst\, Harold Darke\, Dan Forrest\, Philip Stopford\, William G. James\,  John Rutter and more!\n\n\n\nFeaturing the angelic voices of special guest performers the National Boys Choir of Australia\, and coloratura soprano Anna Voshege\, direct from Vienna. \n\n\nA Christmas event not to be missed.\n\n\nCelebrate the season in style and book your tickets now.\n\n\n\n\n\nEarly booking advised\, as these concerts are very popular and often sell out early! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Wailes\, conductor \nAnna Voshege soprano\nStefan Cassomenos\, pianoforte\n\n\nAndrew Bainbridge organ \nRoland Rocchiccioli reader\nJulie Houghton reader\n\n\n\n\nThe National Boys Choir of Australia\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nMelbourne University Choral Society\nRMP Orchestra soloists \nRMP Brass and Percussion Consort\nCity of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBOOKINGS THROUGH TRYBOOKING OR VIA www.rmp.org.au\n\n\n\nNote that all tickets can be purchased via Trybooking on the RMP website\, including Premium Tickets.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBOOK EARLY\, AS THESE CONCERTS ALMOST ALWAYS SELL OUT EARLY!!!\n\n\n\n\nDOORS OPEN 30 mins prior to start of advertised concerts URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rmp-presents-carols-in-the-cathedral/2022-12-16/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221204T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20221204T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20221017T051759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221017T051927Z UID:10007979-1670173200-1670184000@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Handel's Messiah at Melbourne Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Handel’s Messiah\nWorld record performance in Melbourne Town Hall\n\n\nThe 39th Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Concert\n“The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra delivered another vibrant and polished reading. Music director Andrew Wailes conducted with precision and infectious energy urging the chamber-sized orchestra and 100-strong choir to some stirring renditions of the big choir pieces including the famous Hallelujah\, Glory to God and For unto us a Child is born. Wailes favouring brisk tempos made for exciting listening…”  – The Age \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra presents Handel’s iconic Messiah for the world record 243rd time since 1853. The world’s most-loved oratorio\, Messiah is famous for its sparkling arias\, powerful choruses\, and surging climaxes (including the magnificent Hallelujah! Chorus and the equally thrilling Amen! Chorus which concludes the work).\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing over 100 talented musicians from the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra\, the grand Town Hall organ\, and a magnificent international cast of outstanding soloists\, this concert promises to thrill as ever under the direction of Andrew Wailes – widely regarded as one of Australia’s foremost exponents of this great work.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe RMP’s annual performance of this masterpiece is a much-anticipated highlight of Melbourne’s concert calendar. Don’t miss being part of this wonderful musical tradition.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Wailes made sure that the pace did not slacken… Wailes\, who cuts a dapper\, self-possessed figure on the podium\, showed an impressive compulsion\, driving his forces along with insistent power. It is hard to recall when this oratorio has been treated with such attention given to its dramatic potential; no singer – soloist or chorister – was given latitude to generate that fruity and orotund timbre familiar from performances of 20 years ago.”   Clive O’Connell (The Age)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAndrew Wailes\, conductor\nAnna Voshege\, soprano\nFiona Campbell\, mezzo soprano\nNicholas Jones\, tenor\nDavid Greco\, baritone \nStefan Cassomenos\, harpsichord\nAndrew Bainbridge\, chamber and grand organ\n\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS NOW ON SALE AND SELLING FAST!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nONLINE BOOKINGS: www.rmp.org.au\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: ALL A and B Reserve and Balcony seats can be chosen and reserved online via the RMP website \n\nSponsored by the City of Melbourne  URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/handels-messiah-at-melbourne-town-hall/ LOCATION:Melbourne Town Hall\, Corner Swanston and Collins Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia GEO:-37.8154925;144.9665414 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Melbourne Town Hall Corner Swanston and Collins Street Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston and Collins Street:geo:144.9665414,-37.8154925 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220814T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220814T220000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20220809T041453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220809T041453Z UID:10007889-1660503600-1660514400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Rutter's Requiem and the 16th RMP Aria Final DESCRIPTION:Now firmly established as one of Australia’s most prestigious singing events\, the RMP Aria is Australia’s\npre-eminent competition for oratorio soloists. Previous winners now rank amongst the nation’s most successful concert artists\, with many having gone on to spectacular international careers. Hear some Australia’s finest oratorio soloists perform spectacular Arias and Recitatives from the world of oratorio\, accompanied by piano. Together they will compete for thousands of dollars worth of cash and prizes\, and a future invitation to appear as a soloist with the RMP.\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the Final\, RMP Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes will direct a performance by the RMP Oratorio Festival Choir\, consisting of singers from the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\, Melbourne University Choral Society and Box Hill Chorale\, along with a chamber ensemble of players from the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra\, in a performance of composer John Rutter’s much-loved Requiem.\n\n\n\n\n\n3.00pm Sunday 14 August 2022 (Afternoon matinee performance of Rutter’s Requiem) Session Ends: 4.15pm\nTickets: $25 – $29\n7.00pm Sunday 14 August 2022 (Evening Gala including the 16th RMP Aria and Rutter’s Requiem and Champagne supper) Session Ends: 10.00pm\nTickets: $36 – $\n\nNote that the Aria Final will only take place at 7pm. The afternoon performance of Rutter’s Requiem will not include entry to the evening Final.\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue: Deakin Edge (formerly BMW Edge)\nCnr Swanston Street and Flinders Street\, Federation Square URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rutters-requiem-and-the-16th-rmp-aria-final/2022-08-14/2/ LOCATION:Deakin Edge\, Federation Square\, Flinders Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RMP-Aria.jpg GEO:-37.8173892;144.9687219 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Deakin Edge Federation Square Flinders Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Federation Square\, Flinders Street:geo:144.9687219,-37.8173892 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220814T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220814T161500 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20220809T041453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220809T041453Z UID:10007888-1660489200-1660493700@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Rutter's Requiem and the 16th RMP Aria Final DESCRIPTION:Now firmly established as one of Australia’s most prestigious singing events\, the RMP Aria is Australia’s\npre-eminent competition for oratorio soloists. Previous winners now rank amongst the nation’s most successful concert artists\, with many having gone on to spectacular international careers. Hear some Australia’s finest oratorio soloists perform spectacular Arias and Recitatives from the world of oratorio\, accompanied by piano. Together they will compete for thousands of dollars worth of cash and prizes\, and a future invitation to appear as a soloist with the RMP.\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the Final\, RMP Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes will direct a performance by the RMP Oratorio Festival Choir\, consisting of singers from the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\, Melbourne University Choral Society and Box Hill Chorale\, along with a chamber ensemble of players from the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra\, in a performance of composer John Rutter’s much-loved Requiem.\n\n\n\n\n\n3.00pm Sunday 14 August 2022 (Afternoon matinee performance of Rutter’s Requiem) Session Ends: 4.15pm\nTickets: $25 – $29\n7.00pm Sunday 14 August 2022 (Evening Gala including the 16th RMP Aria and Rutter’s Requiem and Champagne supper) Session Ends: 10.00pm\nTickets: $36 – $\n\nNote that the Aria Final will only take place at 7pm. The afternoon performance of Rutter’s Requiem will not include entry to the evening Final.\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue: Deakin Edge (formerly BMW Edge)\nCnr Swanston Street and Flinders Street\, Federation Square URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rutters-requiem-and-the-16th-rmp-aria-final/2022-08-14/1/ LOCATION:Deakin Edge\, Federation Square\, Flinders Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RMP-Aria.jpg GEO:-37.8173892;144.9687219 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Deakin Edge Federation Square Flinders Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Federation Square\, Flinders Street:geo:144.9687219,-37.8173892 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220730T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220730T213000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20220708T095616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T095835Z UID:10007849-1659207600-1659216600@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:RMP presents Tchaikovsky\, Angel of Music DESCRIPTION:Act III of the new opera “Tchaikovsky \, Angel of Music” (Premiere)\n‘Moscow’ Coronation Cantata (Australian premiere)\nFestival Coronation March for Tsar Alexander III\, as well as a special musical tribute to Ukraine.\n  \nPyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) wrote the great ‘Moscow’ Cantata in 1883 to mark the Coronation of Emperor Alexander III. Set to an epic poem by Apollon Maikov (1821-1897)\, the lavishly scored music is regarded as some of the most grandiose music that Tchaikovsky ever wrote. RMP Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes will conduct the RMP Choir and Orchestra\, and outstanding soloists Sally-Anne Russell\,  and Christopher Hillier in a rare performance of this dramatic musical panorama of Russian history\, from the foundation of Moscow to the enthronement of the first Tsar. It is believed that this will be the first full-scale performance of the work in Australia.  Tchaikovsky’s Festival Coronation March is a lavish and majestic orchestral work commissioned by the city of Moscow for the same coronation in 1883. \nTchaikovsky\, Angel of Music is a large\, romantic opera in three acts by Australian composer Sean Peter Ross\, which shines a light on the life of the great Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky through Tchaikovsky’s own words. It was the winner of the Director’s Choice Award for Opera\, in the Boston International Contempo Festival composition competition in 2014. The work also features a cameo performance of Tchaikovsky’s famous Cherubic Hymn No. 3 from the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom.  Hear the concert-length Act III of this powerful and uplifting opera performed under the direction of the composer\, and featuring an outstanding cast of Australian opera stars including bass-baritone Christopher Hillier as Pyotr Tchaikovsky\, mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell as Nadezhda von Meck\, tenor Michael Petruccelli as Nikolay von Meck\,  baritone Andrew Jones as Modeste Tchaikovsky\, soprano Lee Abrahmsen Yuliya Von Meck\, and narrator Adrian Tamburini as the older Tchaikovsky. \nIn light of the terrible events unfolding in Europe\, this special concert will also feature a moving musical tribute to Ukraine and its people\, including performances of the powerful a capella A Prayer for Ukraine (sung in Ukrainian)\, and a grand symphonic performance of  “Shche ne vmerla Ukrayina“ (the State Anthem of Ukraine) for large symphony orchestra and chorus\, conducted by Andrew Wailes. URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rmp-presents-tchaikovsky-angel-of-music/ LOCATION:Melbourne Town Hall\, Corner Swanston and Collins Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia GEO:-37.8154925;144.9665414 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Melbourne Town Hall Corner Swanston and Collins Street Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston and Collins Street:geo:144.9665414,-37.8154925 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220430T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220430T201500 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20220429T074742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T074742Z UID:10007766-1651345200-1651349700@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Across the Vast\, Eternal Sky – The music of Ola Gjeilo DESCRIPTION:Ola Gjeilo is one of the most frequently performed composers in the choral world. An accomplished pianist\, improvisations over his own published choral pieces have become a trademark of his collaborations. Although Norwegian by birth\, it is perhaps Ola’s adopted country of America that has influenced the composer’s distinctive soundworld the most\, evolving a style that is often described as cinematic and evocative\, with a lush\, harmonious sound.\n\nAcross the Vast\, Eternal Sky celebrates the music of Ola Gjeilo. A combination of his best-loved choral\, chamber\, and solo piano works\, this concert will take the listener on a meditative and uplifting journey throughout Gjeilo’s most celebrated compositions\, which examine themes inspired by the emotional\, spiritual and natural world. From the famed Northern Lights of the Arctic\, to the sweeping Norwegian Tundra (for women’s voices)\, to the achingly beautiful The Ground (taken from the Sunrise Mass)\, and works such as Evening Prayer (with improvised soprano saxophone and piano)\, Ubi Caritas (with piano improvisation) and Ecce Novum Gjeilo’s music combines beautiful harmonies with a sense of space and movement of time with subtle cinematic and jazz influences.\nDark and Luminous Night (both for 8-part choir\, string quartet and piano) provide two outstanding examples of Gjeilo’s ability to communicate directly with the listener’s emotions. Complementing his choral works will be several of his chamber instrumental works\, including The Crossing\, Reflections\, and Home (for Piano and String Quartet).\n\nAndrew Wailes\,conductor\nPeter de Jager\, piano\nLuke Carbon\, saxophone\nGjeilo String Quartet\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\n\n\n\nCost\n$55\n\n$25 Child (under 16)\n$48 Concession\n$35 Student URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonic-across-the-vast-eternal-sky-the-music-of-ola-gjeilo/ LOCATION:Hawthorn Arts Centre\, Burwood Road\, Hawthorn ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/RMP.jpg GEO:-37.822054;145.0305204 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hawthorn Arts Centre Burwood Road Hawthorn;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Burwood Road:geo:145.0305204,-37.822054 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190525T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190525T220000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20190509T145642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T145642Z UID:10002887-1558814400-1558821600@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:“Sunrise and Sunset” RMP presents Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass & Fauré’s Requiem DESCRIPTION:SUNRISE AND SUNSET\nOla Gjelo Sunrise Mass\nKristian Hernes Canticle of the sun\nGabriel Fauré Requiem in D minor\, Op. 48 \nSaturday 25 May\, 2019 at 8pm\nSt Paul’s Cathedral \nAndrew Wailes\, conductor\nPhoebe Paine\, soprano\nNicholas Jones\, tenor\nJeremy Kleeman\, baritone\nKristian Winther\, violin\nDean Sky-Lucas\, piano\nCalvin Bowman\, organ \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\nMelbourne University Choral Society\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra \nThe Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo was born in Oslo\, Norway\, in 1978. Following studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo\, the Royal College of Music in London\, and the Juilliard School of Music in New York\, (where he won the 2005 Juilliard Composers’ Orchestral Work Competition)\, he relocated to the USA to study film composition in Los Angeles. As a composer he exploded on the choral scene in 2007. His recent and rapid meteoric rise as a composer corresponded with the creation of his masterwork for double SATB chorus and large string orchestra\, the Sunrise Mass. The Mass was commissioned in 2007 by Tore Erik Mohn for performance by two combined choruses\, Majorstua Kammerkor and Kammerkoret Nova\, and was premiered on November 2\, 2008. Since then\, the Sunrise Mass has been presented in concerts across the world to great acclaim. \nThis spiritually-uplifting extended work\, neither expressly sacred nor secular\, uses ancient texts even though the titles of the movements are in English: I. The Spheres (Kyrie); II. Sunrise (Gloria); III. The City (Credo); IV. Identity & The Ground (Sanctus). The four movements develop from a sense of the cosmos to an affirmation of the earth\, from the echo of The Spheres in the first movement to the final reassuring themes of Identity & The Ground. \nGjeilo’s compositional style and fingerprint is distinct and is the result of an amalgamation of cinematic and classical influences with sacred and secular elements. His Sunrise Mass was clearly composed with one eye on the big screen\, influences by today’s hottest motion picture composers\, and one eye towards the past in the direction of Brahms\, Britten\, Duruflé\, and Bach. In Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass the listener experiences the full metaphorical journey from the starry Heaven to Earth\, from undifferentiated darkness to solid\, warm life\, evolving spiritually as a human. \nCommissioned by KORiOSLO (Conductor: Tom Wiklund)\, and financed by the Norwegian Composers Fund in 2017\, “Canticle of the Sun” was composed by Kristian Hernes in 2017. Kristian Hernes has a Masters degree (classical piano) from the Norwegian Academy of Music. He has a broad area of activity as a performer; as solo pianist\, accompanist for many of the nation’s leading artists\, studio musician for CD recordings / television / motion pictures and as the organist in Torshov / Lilleborg church\, Oslo. He has won a number of prizes for his compositions from the Norwegian Choir Association and the Norwegian Association for Sacred Music. His works\, especially his compositions for choir\, have been performed in a number of countries in throughout Europe and North America\, in Australia and South Africa. \nIn his famous seven-section Requiem\, the French composer Gabriel Fauré distilled some of the most beautiful melodies ever composed. The creation was almost certainly a musical tribute to his father\, who died in 1885\, three years before work on the Requiem began. \nAs with much of Western classical music\, the Requiem owes its roots to Christian faith. Traditionally\, at its heart\, it is a prayerful lament for the dead. Fauré’s own setting of the Requiem was altogether different\, though\, because here was a composer who\, unlike many of his contemporaries\, had no clear religious beliefs. By contrast\, he was very much a doubter\, described by his own son as ‘a sceptic’. In place of the sombre nature of many requiems that had gone before\, Fauré’s is noted for its calm\, serene and peaceful outlook. Faure’s Requiem provides musical solace to the listener in a work that focuses not on the guilt of sin or fear of damnation\, but on the supposedly restful and fear-free nature of death. \nOf all seven sections\, the Pie Jesu\, Agnus Dei and In Paradisum emerge as the most glorious\, filled with rich\, soulful melodies. The work garnered the praise of many other composers – not least Camille Saint-Saëns\, who thought it “divine”. It was performed at Fauré’s own funeral in 1924\, and has since become one of the world’s most enduring choral works across the globe. URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/sunrise-and-sunset-rmp-presents-ola-gjeilos-sunrise-mass-faures-requiem/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral\, Cnr Flinders St and Swanston St\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/C1C39142-94E6-4E78-8847-24BFCAD3D230.jpeg GEO:-37.8175485;144.9674052 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Paul’s Cathedral Cnr Flinders St and Swanston St Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Cnr Flinders St and Swanston St:geo:144.9674052,-37.8175485 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181214T203000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181214T230000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20181207T060644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T060644Z UID:10002758-1544819400-1544828400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic's Carols in the Cathedral 2018 DESCRIPTION:Three spectacular performances at St Paul’s Cathedral! \nFriday 14 December at 8.30pm \nSaturday 15 December 3pm and 8pm \nIt’s just not Christmas without the RMP’s Carols in the Cathedral! \nThe Royal Melbourne Philharmonic presents its ever popular “Carols in the Cathedral” – Melbourne’s premier concerts of traditional Christmas music\, carols\, readings and Christmas reflections in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Cathedral. A magnificent feast of spectacular fanfares and carols\, and stunning Christmas music and verse\, performed by massed choirs\, magnificent soloists tenor Boyd Owen\, harpist Jacinta Dennett\, pianists Stefan Cassomenos and Adam Cook\, readers Roland Rocchiccioli and Julie Houghton\, the glorious RMP Brass and Percussion\, City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band\, the Australian Children’s Choir\, Melbourne University Choral Society\, Box Hill Chorale and the RMP Choir\, all conducted by Maestro Andrew Wailes. Book early as these concerts do sell out! Bookings at trybooking.com or ticketmaster.com.au or 136 008 URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/royal-melbourne-philharmonics-carols-in-the-cathedral-2018/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral\, cnr Flinders and Swanston Sts\, Melbourne\, 3134\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RMPsCarolsInTheCathedral.jpg GEO:-37.8175485;144.9674052 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Paul’s Cathedral cnr Flinders and Swanston Sts Melbourne 3134 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=cnr Flinders and Swanston Sts:geo:144.9674052,-37.8175485 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181209T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181209T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20181207T061158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T061158Z UID:10002762-1544374800-1544385600@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:RMP's 238th world record breaking Messiah! DESCRIPTION:WORLD RECORD MESSIAH TAKES TO MELBOURNE TOWN HALL STAGE! \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra present Handel’s Messiah for the world record 238th time since 1853. Hear the world’s most-loved oratorio\, famous for its sparkling arias\, powerful choruses and surging climaxes including the magnificent Hallelujah! Chorus\, featuring over 100 talented musicians from the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra\, the grand Town Hall organ\, and an exceptional cast of outstanding Australasian soloists\, and conducted by Andrew Wailes\, one of Australia’s foremost exponents of this great work. \nMuch loved Melbourne soloists Jacqueline Porter and Dimity Shepherd are joined by the brilliant young New Zealand tenor Jonathan Abernethy\, and exciting Australian/Danish baritone Morgan Pearse\, all conducted by Maestro Andrew Wailes. This is a Messiah not to be missed! \nBook at trybooking.com or ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100 URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/rmps-238th-world-record-breaking-messiah/ LOCATION:Melbourne Town Hall\, 90 Swanston Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3134\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RMP-messiah-townhall-fullstage.jpg GEO:-37.8149847;144.9668733 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Melbourne Town Hall 90 Swanston Street Melbourne Victoria 3134 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=90 Swanston Street:geo:144.9668733,-37.8149847 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180512T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180512T220000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20180512T042407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180512T042407Z UID:10002662-1526155200-1526162400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:MOZART: Clarinet Concerto\, Great Mass in C minor and Die Zauberflöte Finale DESCRIPTION:Program: \nMozart Clarinet Concerto in A major\, K. 622\nMozart Finale to The Act II of Die Zauberflöte\nMozart Great Mass in C minor\, K. 427\n \nThe Clarinet Concerto was the musical genius’s last major instrumental piece\, and one of his most poignant concertos. Mozart was at the shining apex of his talent at the time he wrote the clarinet concerto. His mastery at blending solo instrument with orchestra is staggering in this work and it is no wonder that today it is regrded as one of the world’s most cherished classical works for orchestra. The clarinet concerto seems to have been the perfect paintbrush for Mozart to illustrate his inner melancholy with. At the time of writing it he had fallen ill\, and perhaps knew his doom was imminent. Written in 3 movements\, the work begins with an Allegro: A rich\, flowing first movement which sets the stage for the clarinet with breathtakingly virtuosic passages\, packed with enormous jumps between various registers of the instrument. The famous second movement Adagio in which the composer express his inner loneliness is one of the most well known Mozart pieces\, because of the touching solo melodies and the deep currents of melancholy which stream through it. In contrast the final Rondo\, Allegro smashes the sadness of the second movement\,  charging to a bouncy\, almost humorous finale in a flighty whirlwind of sound which rounds out the concerto. \nOne of the world’s most loved operas\, Die Zauberflöte\, K. 620\, better known to English speaking audiences as The Magic Flute\, was written by Mozart in two acts to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel\, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. The work premiered on 30 September 1791 at Schikaneder’s theatre\, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna\, just two months before the composer’s premature death. \nIn the opera the Queen of the Night persuades Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro; instead\, he learns the high ideals of Sarastro’s community and seeks to join it. Separately\, then together\, Tamino and Pamina undergo severe trials of initiation\, which end in triumph\, with the Queen and her cohorts vanquished. The earthy Papageno\, who accompanies Tamino on his quest\, fails the trials completely but is rewarded anyway with the hand of his ideal female companion Papagena. In teh Finale to Act II\, Papageno despairs at having lost Papagena and decides to hang himself.  (There we hear the famous Aria/Quartet: “Papagena! Papagena! Papagena! Weibchen\, Täubchen\, meine Schöne”) The three child-spirits appear and stop him. They advise him to play his magic bells to summon Papagena. She appears and\, united\, the happy couple stutter in astonishment and make bird-like courting sounds at each other. They plan their future and dream of the many children they will have together (Duet: “Pa … pa … pa …”). The traitorous Monostatos appears with the Queen of the Night and her three ladies. They plot to destroy the temple (“Nur stille\, stille“) and the Queen confirms that she has promised her daughter Pamina to Monostatos. But before the conspirators can enter the temple\, they are magically cast out into eternal night.In  The Temple of the Sun Sarastro announces the sun’s triumph over the night\, and hails the dawn of a new era of wisdom and brotherhood in a grand chorus which concludes the opera. \n  \nWidely regarded as Mozart’s most grandiose and spectacular choral work\, the Great Mass in C minor K. 427/417a\, is the common name of the last musical setting of the mass by the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (which\, like his famous Requiem\, was left unfinished at the time of his death). Mozart composed the work in Vienna in 1782 and 1783\, when he was no longer a church musician of the Salzburg Cathedral in thanksgiving for the life of his wife. A large-scale missa solemnis\, the “Great” Mass is scored for two soprano soloists\, a tenor and a bass\, double chorus and large classical orchestra. The work was composed during 1782/83. In a letter to his father Leopold dated 4 January 1783\, Mozart mentioned a vow he had made to write a mass when he would bring (his then fiancée) Constanze as his wife to Salzburg; Constanze then sang the glorious coloratura soprano aria “Et incarnatus est” at the work’s premiere. The first performance took place in Salzburg on Sunday 26 October 1783 in St Pater’s Abbey. Mozart had moved to Vienna in 1781\, but was paying a visit to his home town in the company of Constanze\, who had not yet met his father or his sister Nannerl. \nThe work embodies magnificent pomp and solemnity\, associated with the Salzburg traditions of the time\, but it also anticipates the symphonic masses of Joseph Haydn in its solo-choral sharing. The mass shows the strong influences of Bach and Handel\, whose music Mozart was studying at this time. The Mass in C minor looks back to the tradition of Bach’s great Mass in B minor\, although it is not clear whether Mozart actually knew that specific work. Both are examples of what is sometimes called a Cantata Mass\, in which the Gloria and Credo\, the two parts with very lengthy texts\, are subdivided into a series of arias and choruses. Mozart’s Mass also includes some of his most imposing fugues. He thus combines the old with the new\, calling as well upon his gifts as a great opera composer and master of a gallant style. \nIn July 2015\, Pope Francis told reporters that the “Et incarnatus est” from Mozart’s C minor Mass “is matchless; it lifts you to God!” \n  \nAndrew Wailes conductor\nPhilip Arkinstall\, clarinet\nSuzanne Shakespeare\, soprano 1\nGreta Bradman\, soprano 2 \nMichael Petruccelli\, tenor (runner-up 2017 RMP Aria)\nOliver Boyd\, baritone (winner\, 2017 RMP Aria) \nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir \nMelbourne University Choral Society\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/mozart-clarinet-concerto-great-mass-in-c-minor-and-die-zauberflote-finale/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral\, Corner Flinders St and Swanston St (opposite Fed Square)\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A4-Mozart-poster-FOR-WEB.jpg GEO:-37.8175485;144.9674052 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Paul’s Cathedral Corner Flinders St and Swanston St (opposite Fed Square) Melbourne 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Flinders St and Swanston St (opposite Fed Square):geo:144.9674052,-37.8175485 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20171203T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20171203T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20171101T022019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T022918Z UID:10009502-1512320400-1512331200@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic: Messiah DESCRIPTION:The RMP’s world-record breaking 238th performance since 1853\n34th Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Concert\n\n\n“The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra delivered a vibrant and polished reading. Music director Andrew Wailes conducted with precision and infectious energy urging the chamber-sized orchestra and 100-strong choir to some stirring renditions of the big choir pieces including the famous ‘Hallelujah’\, ‘Glory to God’ and ‘For unto us a Child is born’. Wailes favouring brisk tempos made for exciting listening…” (Handel’s Messiah) The Age\n\n\n\n\nRoyal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra present Handel’s Messiah for the world record 238th time since 1853.\n\nThe world’s most-loved oratorio\, famous for its sparkling arias\, powerful choruses and surging climaxes including the magnificent Hallelujah! Chorus and the equally thrilling Amen! Chorus which concludes the work. Featuring over 100 talented musicians from the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra\, and an exceptional cast of acclaimed soloists\, this concert promises to thrill under the direction of one of Australia’s foremost exponents of this great work. The RMP’s annual performance of this masterpiece is a much anticipated highlight of Melbourne’s concert calendar.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaking her debut with the RMP is Helpmann Award-winning soprano Taryn Fiebig is one of Australia’s most popular and versatile artists. In 2017\, a busy year saw her in major roles for Opera Australia\, West Australian Opera\, the Adelaide Festival and Pinchgut Opera. In concert\, she performs as soloist with Sydney Philharmonia and the Auckland Philharmonia\, the Australian Chamber Orchestra\, Australian Brandenburg Ensemble and the Sydney\, West Australian\, Adelaide and Queensland Symphony Orchestras. Leading Australian mezzo soprano Dominica Matthews also a Helpmann Award-winning singer. She is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music\, UK and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music\, and  currently a Senior Principal Artist with Opera Australia and has established herself as one of Australia’s best-loved and prolific singers. RMP is thrilled to welcome her back in 2017.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTenor Robert Macfarlane\, originally from Adelaide\, was the winner of the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Aria competition in 2009. Robert Macfarlane studied at the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide and subsequently at the Hochschule für Musik\, Leipzig ‘Felix Mendelssohn-Bartoldy’ as recipient of the prestigious Thomas Elder Overseas Scholarship. He undertook extensive study of the Baroque repertoire and was the winner of the Adelaide Critic’s Circle award for best individual performance in 2012 (Bach- St. John Passion)\, and is especially known internationally for his performances of Bach\, Robert has enjoyed great success as an opera and oratorio soloist throughout Europe\, Australia and Japan. Bass Baritone Adrian Tamburini was the inaugural Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Aria Competition (in 2007)\, and in 2017 was the winner of The Australian Opera Awards. He has also been the recipient of the Acclaim Awards Scholarship and was twice a finalist in the German Australian Opera Grant. He is a regular performer and soloist with groups such as Opera Australia\, Melbourne Opera\, and West Australian Opera.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Andrew Wailes\, conductor and the Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra it all adds up to a big performance.  As Classic Melbourne reported:\n” A standing ovation persuaded Wailes to deliver an encore – Hallelujah\, of course – this time with audience and soloist participation. With the great Town Hall organ swelling the sound and the emotion\, there was only one thing left for the audience to do as the performers took their well-earned bows: to stand\, clap\, cheer\, yell “bravo!” … and whistle!“ \n\n\n\n\nNote: This year all A and B Reserve and Balcony seats can be chosen and reserved online via Trybooking.\n\n\n\nTickets can also be purchased via Ticketmaster.\nOnline: www.ticketmaster.com.au or Phone: 136 100 \n\n\n\nwww.rmp.org.au URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/handels-messiah-3/ LOCATION:Melbourne Town Hall\, Corner Swanston and Collins Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/AW-Untitled-2.jpg GEO:-37.8154925;144.9665414 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Melbourne Town Hall Corner Swanston and Collins Street Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston and Collins Street:geo:144.9665414,-37.8154925 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20171107T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20171107T223000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20171101T023721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T023721Z UID:10009501-1510079400-1510093800@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Melbourne Cup Day Evening Classical Cabaret DESCRIPTION:On Melbourne Cup Day Evening (Tuesday 7 November) the RMP  will again host a public fundraiser / social event at the RMP Drill Hall from 6.30pm\, a “Cup day Classical Cabaret”. The inaugural event was held in 2014 as an important fundraising event for the RMP\, following the loss of all funding from the City of Melbourne in the 2014 round of triennial arts funding. It quickly sold out\, was held again in 2015\, and last year was also a great success and sold out. \nFriends\, families\, audience\, fellow musicians\, and members of the wider community have the chance to show their support of the RMP by joining members of the RMP Choir and Orchestra for a relaxed\, informal social gathering and musical celebration. \nTickets include fine wines and gourmet cheeses\, fruit platters and delicious nibbles\, tea coffee\, pastries and light refreshments as well as wonderful entertainment provided by some of Australia’s finest opera\, instrumental and chamber musicians. \nMaestro Andrew Wailes has again assembled an extraordinary line up of talent for the 2017 event who will thrill and entertain as they perform throughout the evening. Performers this year include sensational Australian soprano Greta Bradman\, leading operatic contralto Liane Keegan\, Australia’s finest chamber music ensemble PLEXUS\, pianist Stefan Cassomenos\, virtuosic violinist Monica Curro\, sublime clarinettist Philip Arkinstall\, and jazz pianist Adam Cook back by popular demand! \nBook online via Trybooking:  http://www.trybooking.com/RVHC \nThere will be another huge silent auction with all proceeds going to the fighting fund to help keep the RMP making music in Melbourne for another 165 years. \nThis year bring your friends\, and get behind the RMP and help support one of Melbourne’s Musical Icons! \nIf you wish to donate anything for the 2017 Silent Auction (service vouchers or experiences\, artwork\, jewellery\, non perishable foods\, glassware\, silverware\, wines and spirits\, gourmet items\, toys\, CDs and DVS\, electrical goods etc\, please email secretary@rmp.org.au or all 0433 661 971. Collection can be arranged for large items or they can be delivered to the Drill Hall prior to the event. \nMELB CUP DAY EVENING\nTues 7th November 2017 6.30pm -10.30pm \nAt: The Drill Hall\, 239 A’Beckett Street\, Melbourne 3000 \n(Home of the RMP) \nBOOKINGS ESSENTIAL\nBook online via Trybooking:  http://www.trybooking.com/RVHC \nTables of 10 available on request if you have a group and you would like to sit together. URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/melbourne-cup-day-evening-classical-cabaret/ LOCATION:RMP Drill Hall\, 239 A'Beckett Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Untitled-2.jpg GEO:-37.8107817;144.9562417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=RMP Drill Hall 239 A'Beckett Street Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=239 A'Beckett Street:geo:144.9562417,-37.8107817 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161217T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161217T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20161115T225314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T214103Z UID:10000346-1482004800-1482004800@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Carols in the Cathedral DESCRIPTION:Following sell out performances in previous years\, the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic again presents its much anticipated and popular “Carols in the Cathedral” concerts; and this year there will be THREE spectacular concerts of magnificent carols and descants\, Christmas hymns\, and glorious Christmas arias. \nThere will be the usual majestic fanfares\, angelic descants and stirring carols that the audience always sings along with enthusiastically – a wonderfully spine-tingling effect when a thousand voices are raised in song in the wonderful cathedral acoustics. \nHear traditional carols including: \n\nOnce in Royal David’s City\nWe Three Kings of Orient Are\nHark! The Herald Angels Sing\nWhile Shepherds Watched Their Flocks\nJoy to the World\nChristmas day\nThe First Nowell\n\nand much more! \nJoining the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\, will be soprano Suzanne Shakespeare\, tenor Henry Choo\, the angelic voices of The Australian Children’s Choir\, members of  Melbourne University Choral Society\, 14 players of the RMP Brass and Percussion Consort\, as well harpist Jacinta Dennett\, organist David Macfarlane\, Pianists Stefan Cassomenos and Adam Cook\, members of the City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band and readers Roland Rocchiccioli and Julie Houghton will add their talents to make this a magical evening in the Christmas spirit.  All will be under the direction of RMP Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes. \n“There is such beauty and dignity in the traditional Christmas music and words associated with Advent and Christmas\, and over the years\, the RMP Carols In the Cathedral concerts have been a wonderful celebration of the season\, and are rapidly rivalling Handel’s Messiah as a ‘must-hear’ Christmas tradition for many Melburnians.” – Andrew Wailes \nThe program this year includes the traditional English and European carols\, as well as some lesser known offerings from Russia\, France\, England and even as far away as Nigeria. According to Wailes\, “there will be something for everyone [and] plenty of opportunities for the audience to have a good old sing”. \nSo for superb music\, and a traditional musical feast of all that is good about Christmas\, book your tickets now for Carols in the Cathedral with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic and friends. URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/carols-in-the-cathedral/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral\, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets\, Melbourne\, Vic \, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/7190209497_49c2cdc6d3_o-2.jpg GEO:-37.8164851;144.9669885 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Paul’s Cathedral Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets:geo:144.9669885,-37.8164851 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161217T150000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161217T173000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20161116T213417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T213513Z UID:10000540-1481986800-1481995800@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Carols in the Cathedral DESCRIPTION:Following sell out performances in previous years\, the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic again presents its much anticipated and popular “Carols in the Cathedral” concerts; and this year there will be THREE spectacular concerts of magnificent carols and descants\, Christmas hymns\, and glorious Christmas arias. \nThere will be the usual majestic fanfares\, angelic descants and stirring carols that the audience always sings along with enthusiastically – a wonderfully spine-tingling effect when a thousand voices are raised in song in the wonderful cathedral acoustics. \nHear traditional carols including: \n\nOnce in Royal David’s City\nWe Three Kings of Orient Are\nHark! The Herald Angels Sing\nWhile Shepherds Watched Their Flocks\nJoy to the World\nChristmas day\nThe First Nowell\n\n  \nand much more! \n  \nJoining the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\, will be soprano Suzanne Shakespeare\, tenor Henry Choo\, the angelic voices of The Australian Children’s Choir\, members of  Melbourne University Choral Society\, 14 players of the RMP Brass and Percussion Consort\, as well harpist Jacinta Dennett\, organist David Macfarlane\, Pianists Stefan Cassomenos and Adam Cook\, members of the City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band and readers Roland Rocchiccioli and Julie Houghton will add their talents to make this a magical evening in the Christmas spirit.  All will be under the direction of RMP Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes. \n“There is such beauty and dignity in the traditional Christmas music and words associated with Advent and Christmas\, and over the years\, the RMP Carols In the Cathedral concerts have been a wonderful celebration of the season\, and are rapidly rivalling Handel’s Messiah as a ‘must-hear’ Christmas tradition for many Melburnians.” – Andrew Wailes \nThe program this year includes the traditional English and European carols\, as well as some lesser known offerings from Russia\, France\, England and even as far away as Nigeria. According to Wailes\, “there will be something for everyone”\, and “plenty of opportunities for the audience to have a good old sing”. \nSo for superb music\, and a traditional musical feast of all that is good about Christmas\, book your tickets now for Carols in the Cathedral with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic and friends. URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/carols-in-the-cathedral-3/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral\, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets\, Melbourne\, Vic \, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/7190209497_49c2cdc6d3_o-1.jpg GEO:-37.8164851;144.9669885 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Paul’s Cathedral Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets:geo:144.9669885,-37.8164851 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161216T203000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161216T224500 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20161116T042410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T042410Z UID:10000348-1481920200-1481928300@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Carols in the Cathedral DESCRIPTION:Following sell out performances in previous years\,  the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic again presents its much anticipated and popular Carols in the Cathedral concerts; and this year there will be THREE spectacular concerts of magnificent carols and descants\, Christmas hymns\, and glorious Christmas arias. \nThere will be the usual majestic fanfares\, angelic descants and stirring carols that the audience always sings along with enthusiastically – a wonderfully spine-tingling effect when a thousand voices are raised in song in the wonderful cathedral acoustics. \nHear traditional carols including: \nOnce in Royal David’s City \nWe Three Kings of Orient Are \nHark! The Herald Angels Sing \nWhile Shepherds Watched Their Flocks \nJoy to the World \nChristmas day \nThe First Nowell \nand much more! \nJoining the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir\, will be soprano Suzanne Shakespeare\, tenor Henry Choo\, the angelic voices of The Australian Children’s Choir\,  members of  Melbourne University Choral Society\, 14 players of the RMP Brass and Percussion Consort\, as well harpist Jacinta Dennett\, organist David Macfarlane\, Pianists Stefan Cassomenos and Adam Cook\, members of the City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band and readers Roland Rocchiccioli and Julie Houghton will add their talents to make this a magical evening in the Christmas spirit.  All will be under the direction of RMP Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes. \n“There is such beauty and dignity in the traditional Christmas music and words associated with Advent and Christmas\, and over the years\, the RMP Carols In the Cathedral concerts have been a wonderful celebration of the season\, and are rapidly rivalling Handel’s Messiah as a ‘must-hear’ Christmas tradition for many Melburnians\,\,” says Wailes. \nThe program this year includes the traditional English and European carols\, as well as some lesser known offerings from Russia\, France\, England and even as far away as Nigeria. According to Wailes\, “there will be something for everyone [and] plenty of opportunities for the audience to have a good old sing”. \nSo for superb music\, and a traditional musical feast of all that is good about Christmas\, book your tickets now for Carols in the Cathedral with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic and friends. \n  URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/carols-in-the-cathedral-2/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral\, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets\, Melbourne\, Vic \, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/7190209497_49c2cdc6d3_o.jpg GEO:-37.8164851;144.9669885 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Paul’s Cathedral Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets:geo:144.9669885,-37.8164851 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161211T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20161211T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20161116T040108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T030549Z UID:10000347-1481475600-1481486400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Handel’s Messiah at Melbourne Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Royal Melbourne Philharmonic presents its world-record breaking 237th performance of Handel’s immortal oratorio Messiah. Featuring a star-studded cast of soloists\, and the magnificent RMP Choir and Orchestra\, the performance will be directed by RMP Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes\, one of Australia’s leading exponents of the work. \n“The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra delivered a vibrant and polished reading of Handel’s masterpiece. Music director Andrew Wailes conducted with precision and infectious energy\, urging the chamber-sized orchestra and 100-strong choir to stirring renditions of the big choir pieces including the famous “Hallelujah”\, “Glory to God” and “For unto us a Child is born” choruses. Wailes favouring brisk tempos made\n for very exciting listening…” The Age\n \nSara Macliver\, soprano\nBronwyn Douglass\, mezzo soprano (2015 RMP Aria Winner)\nAndrew Goodwin\, tenor\nTeddy Tahu Rhodes\, bass \n\nStefan Cassomenos and David Macfarlane\, (organ and harpsichord)\nAndrew Wailes\, conductor\nRMP Choir and Orchestra\n\nBe a part of a glorious Melbourne Christmas tradition and book your tickets now to ensure the best seats.ON SALE NOW… BOOK EARLY!\nSUNDAY 11 DECEMBER AT 5pm\nMELBOURNE TOWN HALLBook online via https://www.trybooking.com/MJLWTickets also available from all ticketmaster outlets\nPhone bookings: 136 100 Online: www.ticketmaster.com.au \nFurther enquiries and booking via the RMP website: www.rmp.org.au \n\n  URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/handels-messiah-melbourne-town-hall/ LOCATION:Melbourne Town Hall\, Corner Swanston St and Collins Streets\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Messiah-small-poster.jpg GEO:-37.8154925;144.9665414 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Melbourne Town Hall Corner Swanston St and Collins Streets Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Corner Swanston St and Collins Streets:geo:144.9665414,-37.8154925 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160917T200000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160917T200000 DTSTAMP:20260515T172927 CREATED:20160906T112450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160906T112450Z UID:10000510-1474142400-1474142400@classicmelbourne.com.au SUMMARY:Viva Verismo! Maqsters of Italian Opera in Concert DESCRIPTION:Box Hill Chorale and Monash Chorale proudly present Viva Verismo! \nThe Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir is also pleased to be participating in this concert -a spectacular concert of music by Italian opera composers\, including: Verdi (Force of Destiny Overture)\, and highlights of the great Verismo composers – Donizetti (Chorus of the Wedding Guests from Lucia di Lammermoor)\, Leoncavallo (Bell Chorus from I Pagliacci)\, Mascagni (Intermezzo and Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana) and Puccini Vissi d’arte (Tosca) and the great Messa di Gloria. Featuring soprano Naomi Summers\, tenor Tomas Dalton and baritone TBA. \nFor this very special concert\, some 200 musicians will combine together from the RMP\, BHC and MC choirs who will be joined by Orchestra Verismo and outstanding soloists\, conducted by Andrew Wailes and Gyula Cseszko. \nBook online via Trybooking : https://www.trybooking.com/MWYM \n  URL:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/event/viva-verismo-maqsters-of-italian-opera-in-concert/ LOCATION:St Paul’s Cathedral ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://classicmelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Verismo-poster-with-Naomi-and-Tomas-cropped.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR