Skip to main content

Voices of the Italian Baroque

16 August 2024

This event takes place off site at St James’ King St

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Classical Music

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' virtuoso Chamber Singers shine in a glorious program of Baroque choral music. Experience the intricate textures and expressive power of these Italian masters in the resonant acoustic of St James', King St.

Please note: this event is not held at the Sydney Opera House.

Useful information:

Voices of the Italian Baroque

The Baroque era gave us splendid architecture and magnificent art. It also inspired glorious music that resonated under the gilded domes and painted ceilings of Italy's great chapels, that echoed from balcony to balcony in St Mark's Venice.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs invites you to step back to a visionary age when music evoked powerful emotions with striking and dramatic musical imagery — even in church!

This transcendent program begins with Domenico Scarlatti's intense, almost graphic setting of the Stabat Mater followed by expressions of faith and joy, and a fervent mass setting by Monteverdi. Through it all you'll hear the Chamber Singers, weaving together in 4, 8, 10 or more parts as they move you to ecstasy, and tears, in this celebration of the Italian Baroque.

Presented by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Program

Giovanni GABRIELI Hodie completi sunt dies Pentecostes
Claudio MONTEVERDI Messa a 4 voci, SV 190
Giacomo CARISSIMI Dixit Dominus
Antonio LOTTI Crucifixus a 8 voci
Antonio CALDARA Crucifixus a 16 voci
Domenico SCARLATTI Stabat Mater

Artists

Brett Weymark conductor
Chamber Singers
Sydney Philharmonia Baroque Ensemble

Plan your visit

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