SubscriptionsWelcome to Sydney 2010 Season![]() Artistic Director's MessageIt’s our 21st birthday!
I hope you love a good party. And that you sing when you’re happy. In 1989 the Brandenburg was born. On its first birthday it sang Handel. It was Tuesday January 9th, 1990. A one year old, in a theatre, under lights, in front of an excited audience. And then, with its first breath, it filled the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall with the sounds of a Handel overture, and hearts were stirred. It was music-making with French snakewood bows on the gut strings of baroque violins, wooden flutes, trumpets and horns without valves, a harpsichord, and the gorgeous sound of a mezzo soprano. After performing the Brandenburg Concerto No 3 at breakneck speed, I went offstage and fainted. Not enough sugar. It was a dramatic first step In 2010, we celebrate this defining Brandenburg moment with a 21st birthday mix: a subscription season with five concerts that will sing to you – Vivaldi Olympia, Handel Coronation, and Mozart, Love & Paris; make you dance - Baroque Tarantella; and make you dream - Palazzo Baroque. Let the party begin! |
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