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Menotti plus Weill - 16 June 2009
Date: 16/06/2009 - 7:30pm
Item Reference:
SKU: Menotti_Weill-003
CAT Concert Series 2009
The Old Maid and the Thief - Menotti
Das Berliner Requiem by Kurt Weill
A contemporary opera from 1939 presented as a 1930’s radio broadcasting concert! It was one of the earliest operas composed specifically for performance on the radio. The opera was premiered on NBC in 1939, and was first staged in Philladephia in February 1941. The Kurt Weill Requiem is a 1928 cantata for wind orchestra and three male solo singers. In late 1928 Kurt Weill accepted a commission from Radio Frankfurt for a new work, which he duly fulfilled with Das Berliner Requiem (The Berlin Requiem). In collaboration with Bertolt Brecht. Weill selected several of Brecht's preexisting poems in order to craft what he termed a "secular requiem that gives voice to contemporary Man's feelings about death."
Performers:
Menotti:
Sharon Yearsley (Miss Pinkerton, Soprano), Barbara Paterson (Laetitia, Soprano),
Ruth Armishaw (Miss Todd, Mezzo Soprano), Kieran Rayner (Bob, Baritone),
Jonathon Berkahn (Piano/Celesta)
Weill:
Laurence Walls (tenor), Craig Beardsworth (baritone),
Matt Painter (bass), Nick Walshe (clarinet), Andrzej Nowicki (clarinet),
Taleim Edwards (saxaphone), Lauryn Williamson (saxaphone), Lucy O’Neill (bassoon),
Kylie Nesbit (bassoon), Kirsten Sharman (horn), Justin Pearce (horn), Danny Kirgan (trumpet), Ben Hunt (trumpet), Tim Walsh (trombone), Mary Cordery (trombone),
Barney Tennyson (Guitar), Ben Whitton (Timpani/Cymbals/Snare Drum), Jonathon Berkahn (Organ/Harmonium).
Programme: Programme Notes
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Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) The Old Maid and the Thief (1939). Italian born American Composer INTERVAL Kurt Weill (1910 -1949) Das Berliner Requiem (1928) |
When: All concerts start at 7.30 p.m unless otherwise stated:
| 12 June Friday: Salvation Army Auditorium, Vivian Street, WELLINGTON |  |
| 14 June Sunday [3:00 PM]: St. Andrew's Church, 11 Steyne Avenue, PLIMMERTON | |
| 16 June Tuesday: St. James' Church, 71 Woburn Road, LOWER HUTT | |
TICKETS: Door sales available from 7:00 P.M. - Adult, Student (with ID) and Family tickets available. Please Note: Audience numbers at our intimate venues are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.