Harmonically, Carmina Burana is relatively straightforward; the magic lies in the rhythm, and Orchestra Wellington absolutely nailed the lurching syncopation that gives the work its propulsive energy.
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Broadway arrives in Wellington with the opening tonight of the hit musical
Jersey Boys; tomorrow don’t miss the choral colossus
Carmina Burana, a classical treat from Orchestra Wellington; and on Sunday Geoff Sewell and guests perform at the Michael Fowler Centre.
Opera House, May 21-June 7, various prices The mob, the heartaches, the triumphs and the music! Jersey Boys has it all, set to 22 amazing Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons hits. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sound and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were 30. Bookings ticketmaster.co.nz
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 8:44 am
Orchestra Wellington s 2021 season gets off to a
thunderous start next weekend.
Music Director Marc
Taddei leads massed musical forces of the Orchestra,
Wellington Young Voices and the Orpheus Choir in the choral
colossus, Carmina Burana.
With one of the best-known
choruses in music, “O Fortuna”, the Carl Orff
masterpiece is an irresistible whirlwind of power and
colour.
And in an added coup, Orchestra Wellington
have signed up Lexus Song Quest winner and Sol3 Mio member,
Amitai Pati, making his solo concert debut with the
orchestra singing tenor.
The concert on May 22 at the
Michael Fowler Centre lifts the curtain on the Orchestra’s
erformances on April 22 and 24. Tickets here There was a real sense of occasion at the opening of the newly-formed Wellington Opera company. Auckland-based NZ Opera seems strangely reluctant to produce full-scale operas, so there was an opportunity for a local venture to fill the gap and fulfil perceived wants. Opera is a notoriously complex and expensive medium, so to form a new company virtually from scratch is a tremendous achievement and a credit to the enterprise and drive of all involved, not least in securing significant funding. Covid has been a world-wide scourge to the performing arts, but this has worked to advantage in relatively safe New Zealand, allowing this new company to enlist the services of New Zealand singers previously plying their trade successfully in Europe or the USA and a finer cast could hardly be desired.