Love's Four Seasons

Saturday 14 June 2025

In the Utzon Room

Classical Music

Experience the intimate emotions of love through a year of music. Italian madrigals meet modern works in a seasonal exploration.

This is a gilt-edged performance from The Song Company

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A Year of Love in Song

Loves Four Seasons in the Utzon Room at Sydney Opera House offers an intimate exploration of relationships through music. Guest Director Eamonn Dougan leads an ensemble performing Italian madrigals by Monteverdi, Strozzi, and Gesualdo, alongside contemporary compositions by Dove, Skempton, and Hughes. Journey through Spring's longing and courtship, Summer's passion, Autumn's doubt, and Winter's reflection on loss. Discover timeless human experiences of connection.

Presented by The Song Company

Artists

Eamonn Dougan 
Guest Director - Baritone

Susannah Lawergren
Soprano

Amy Moore 
Soprano

Eleanor Adeney
Mezzo Soprano

Timothy Reynolds
Tenor

Tom Herring
Bass

Tommie Anderson
Guest Artist - Theorboe

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