Skip to main content

‘Unveiling the Breath’ A Soprano’s Inner Journey

23 March 2024

In the Utzon Room

Classical Music

With their unmatched flair for lyricism and musicality, Ayşe Göknur Shanal and John Martin reveal the complex mind and soul of the woman, manifested in the achingly beautiful classical repertoire, written for the soprano voice. 

A powerful performance that will crush all artifice…

This performance will be a journey into the soul-stirring music written for the soprano voice. It will reveal the deep and vulnerable nature of a woman through the exquisite repertoire, where every note unveils  layers of emotion.

Shanal and Martin will present masterpieces by Puccini, Strauss, Duparc, Rachmaninov, Handel and more...

“Göknur ia soprano gifted with a voice ogreat beauty…she has the ability thold aaudience with both the intensity oher performance and her musicianship.” — Conductor Richard Bonynge AC, CBE, Commandeur De L'Ordre National Des Arts Et Des Lettres

Martin, a virtuoso for all seasons, can play anything – with his prodigious facility and versatility, hidden difficulties simply disappear.  — Gwen Bennett

Presented by Ayşe Göknur Shanal

Other information

You may also like

Hania Rani

25 Feb 2025

Blurring the lines between ambient, classical and house, acclaimed Polish pianist and composer Hania Rani makes her Sydney Opera House debut for one night only.

  • Contemporary Music
  • Classical Music

Nils Frahm

5 & 7 Mar 2025

Returning for his first shows in three years, Sydney Opera House favorite Nils Frahm brings his singular ambient, classical and electronica sounds to the Concert Hall.

  • Contemporary Music
  • Classical Music

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

12 Feb 2025

Marking their Australian debut, the spectacular Singapore Symphony Orchestra will light up the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall with a headline performance by teenage violin prodigy Chloe Chua, plus star cellist Ng Pei-Sian.

  • Classical Music
A Singaporean man and woman play the cello and violin respectively next to an older white man holding a conductor's baton, all basked in a red light filter.

Checking availability