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Listen to This: Discover Dvořák Dvořák’s New World Symphony

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Part talk, part performance, in Listen to This Benjamin Northey explores Dvořák’s New World Symphony, unpacking why it has captivated listeners for more than 130 years

Dvořák’s Ninth is one of the best-loved symphonies ever written. Positively jam-packed with memorable melodies and arresting rhythms. 

In Listen to This, conductor and presenter Benjamin Northey walks you through Dvořák’s masterpiece and explains why it has captivated listeners for more than 130 years. Full of musical Easter eggs and influences from European, African American and Native American music, it’s a work that reveals more with every hearing. 

Part talk, part performance, this is your chance to hear the Sydney Symphony Orchestra unpack this life-affirming symphony. 

Auslan (Australian Sign Language) interpretation is available for Deaf and hard of hearing patrons, provided by Auslan Stage Left.

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Event details

Program

DVOŘÁK Symphony No.9, From the New World (excerpts)

Artists

Conductor/Presenter
Benjamin Northey

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Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. 

All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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