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Rufus Wainwright’s Dream Requiem

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From the singular mind of Rufus Wainwright comes Dream Requiem, a vast and captivating work for narrator, soprano, choir and orchestra. Don’t miss this extraordinary Australian premiere.

Throughout his remarkable career Rufus Wainwright has worn his musical influences proudly.

Dream Requiem is his grandest project yet, fusing the poet Byron’s apocalyptic poem Darkness to the Requiem Mass to create an unforgettable work for narrator, soprano, choir and orchestra.

Written during the pandemic, it is a Requiem for the people we lost, for the human touch, togetherness and the human voice which all had become dangerous and contagious, but also a Requiem for the world we live in and destroy at the same time.

Don’t miss this extraordinary Australian premiere.

Please Note: Rufus Wainwright will not be performing in this performance.

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Event details

PROGRAM 

Rufus WAINWRIGHT Dream Requiem 
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

ARTISTS 

Benjamin Northey Conductor
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Sydney Children’s Choir

Attending this event

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Plan your visit

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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