Baroque Festival: Royal Fireworks
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Rejoice greatly through the jubilant tunes of Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks and bare your hearts to the poignant strains of Purcell’s theatre music as acclaimed choral conductor Sofi Jeannin leads you through a jewel-studded tour of the English Baroque. Soprano Stefanie Quintin joins the SSO in an expressive selection of arias, including the radiant serenity of Handel’s “Ombra mai fu”.
Featuring:
- Sofi Jeannin, conductor
- Stefanie Quintin, soprano
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Programmes:
- Handel
- Music for the Royal Fireworks
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
- “Un pensiero voli in ciel” from Il Delirio Amoroso
- “Ombra mai fu” from Serse
- “Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion” from Messiah
- Purcell
- Chaconne from The Fairy Queen
- Overture from Dido and Aeneas
- “Thy hand, Belinda” and “When I am laid in earth” from Dido and Aeneas
- Symphony from The Indian Queen, Act II
Standard Tickets: $30, $20
Admission Advice:
- No admission for infants-in-arms and children below 6 years of age.
- Latecomers will only be admitted during a suitable break. Subject to change at the discretion of the performers.