Glorious Puccini – Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 2022

GLORIOUS PUCCINI

Weacknowledgeandpayrespecttothe GadigalpeopleoftheEoraNation,upon whoseCountrywerehearse,singandwork, andpayourrespectstotheirElderspastand present.Ourvoicesbringtolifethesongsof manyculturesandcountries,fromacrossthe ages,inaspiritofsharing,learningand understanding.Theancientcustomsand culturesofthislandinspireustocreate harmony–inmusicandoursociety.

TARIMINULAY–LONGTIMELIVINGHERE

DeborahCheethamandMatthewDoyle

Tarimi Nulay–Longtimelivinghere was commissionedforourcentenaryyear (2020)asachoralAcknowledgementof Countrytocommenceourconcerts.

With TarimiNulay,DeborahCheetham (musicandwords)andMatthewDoyle (thetranslationintoGadigal)havecreated aworkthatexploresaprofoundcultural andspiritualreflectionofthelandon whichwesing.

TarimiNulay waspremieredintheDawn Chorusperformanceonthestepsofthe SydneyOperaHouseatthebeginningof 2020andhasbeenheardinperformances wehavegivensincethen.Ithasbeen programmedtobegineachconcertinour 2022seasonandwehopethisspecial piecewillbepartofSydneyPhilharmonia performancesformanyyearstocome.

DeborahCheetham AO –YortaYorta, soprano,composerandeducator–has beenaleaderintheAustralianarts landscapeformorethan25years.In2009 sheestablishedShortBlackOpera,devoted tothedevelopmentofIndigenoussingers. In2010sheproduced PecanSummer, Australia’sfirstIndigenousopera.In2014 shewasnamedanOfficeroftheOrderof Australia,for‘distinguishedservicetothe performingartsasanoperasinger,composer andartisticdirector,tothedevelopmentof Indigenousartists,andtoinnovationin performance’.Hercommissionsincludethe majorchoral-orchestralwork Eumeralla–A WarRequiemforPeace (2019).

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GiacomoPucciniwasbornintoadynastyof churchmusiciansandwouldhavefollowed inhisfamily’sfootstepshadhenotcaught theWagnerianvirusformusicdramathat ledtoalifeinthetheatre.

Puccinitookoperatothenextlevelafter Verdi’simpressivecontribution,becoming amasterofwhat’sknownasverismo opera–seekingtobringeverydayrealism toagenrethathadbeendominatedby heroicandmythologicalsubjects.In verismoopera,chorusesappearonlywhen there’sadramaticreasonforthestageto befilledwithsingers–genuinecrowd scenessuchastheriotouschorusinActII of Labohème.

Puccini’soperasyieldrichdividends whenitcomestochoralgems–fromthe TeDeumattheendofActIof Tosca tothe famousHummingChorusof Madama Butterfly.(TheHummingChorushasan uncannyresemblanceto‘Bringhimhome’ from LesMisérables –Ithinkweknow whichcamefirst!)

Tonight’sconcertwasconceivedaround thejuxtapositionofoneofPuccini’searliest works,amasssettingforthechurch,and hisfinalopera, Turandot.Whatdothey haveincommon?Amasterlytouchwhenit comestowritingforchoralforces.Inthe MessadiGloria,wehearhimfindinghis ownvoicewithanodtoVerdiandacertain theatricalflair.Bythetimewegetto Turandot,wehearceremonialmusicfilled withareligiousfervourthatis,attimes,

reminiscentofchurchmusic–grandhymns totheemperorandanalmostchant-like useofthevoicesintheatmosphericand impressionisticMoonChorus.

You’reinvitedtoponderthesetwo aspectsofPucciniaswepresenthissacred andsecularmusicsidebyside.The theatricalityofthechurchandthe reverenceofthetheatre.

Twosidesofthesamecoin?Youdecide.

BrettWeymark OAM ArtisticandMusicDirector

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ABOUTTHEMUSIC

Puccinioncequippedthathehadbeen ‘touchedbythefingerofGod’,butthatthe Almightyhadinsistedthatheonlycompose forthestage.God,ofcourse,wouldbe wellawareofthecommonoriginsofboth ritualanddrama,andthat,farfromthe devilhavingallthegoodtunes,someof thegreatestmusicalmonumentstoreligion intheWesthavebeentheworkofgreat operacomposersfromMonteverdiand HandelthroughMozarttoVerdiand Britten.Puccini’sfamilybusinesshad,for fourgenerations,beenthecompositionof liturgicalmusicintheItaliancityofLucca, soitishardlysurprisingthathisMassfor fourvoiceswithorchestra,betterknownas MessadiGloria,shouldmarktheendofhis apprenticeshipasastudentinLuccain 1880.Awatershedpiece,itcontains artefactsofPuccini’spastandfuturestyles. Itdisplaysayoungcomposerwhohas masteredthetechniqueofcomposition, andonewhohasaninnatesenseofthe dramainherentinCatholicliturgy.Sadly, Puccini’sMassfellintoobscurityuntilits rediscoveryin1950.

Theunhurriedcounterpointofthe instrumentalintroductionmightdistantly recallthepolyphonyofPalestrina,butits effectispurelyPuccinian,andthe Kyrie thatgrowsoutofthiscontainsseveral waysofaskingformercy,assupplication, asurgentdemand.

Likemanycomposers,Puccinitreatsthe Gloria asamulti-movementstructure.The openingpaeancoulddoservicefora happyoperaticcrowdscene;asolotenor stepsforwardtoofferthanksonbehalfof

humanityinthe Gratiasagimustibi (wegive youthanks).ThereisaVerdian‘calland response’tothe Quitollis (whotakesaway thesinsoftheworld),andasolid affirmationoffaithinthe Quoniam (foryou alonearetheHolyOne).Thesection comestoaclosewithafuguecelebrating theeternityofGodinthe Cumsancto spiritu (withtheHolySpirit).

The Credo,whichPuccinicomposedin 1878forasaint’sdayfestivalinLucca, likewisefallsnaturallyintocontrasting sections;theaffirmationofbeliefrecounts importanteventsinthelifeofChrist,aswell asofferingavisionofthelifeoftheworldto come.Thus,theopeningstatementisin unequivocalunison;themysteryofthe incarnation, Etincarnatusest,lefttoaquiet tenorandchoralaccompaniment.The Crucifixus offersaworldofdarknessand pain,andthereisacorresponding Wagneriancelebrationoftheresurrection.

The Sanctus iscalmandlucidbeforethe moreactiveacclamation‘Plenisuntcoeli’ (heavenandeartharefullofyourglory);as conventiondictates,the Benedictus (Blessedishe)isgiventoasolovoice,here thebaritone.Tenorandbaritonecombine inthefinal Agnusdei (LambofGod),a movementwhosemusicPuccinire-usedfor themadrigalinActIIofhisopera Manon Lescaut –anotherexample,perhaps,ofthe blurredlinebetweenmusicforthestage andforthesanctuary.

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TEXTSANDTRANSLATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTOFCOUNTRY

CHEETHAM&DOYLETarimiNulay–Longtimelivinghere

Tariminulayngalawayura garrabarrabarayayagubarrabugu ngyiningingara ngyiningiberong

PUCCINIMessadiGloria

Kyrie

Kyrieeleison,Christeeleison, Kyrieeleison

Gloria GloriainexcelsisDeo, etinterrapaxhominibusbonae voluntatis

Laudamuste,benedicimuste. Adoramuste,glorificamuste.

TENORSOLO

Gratiasagimustibi proptermagnamgloriamtuam. DomineDeus,Rexcoelestis DeusPateromnipotens. DomineFiliunigenite JesuChriste,DomineDeus, AgnusDei,FiliusPatris

Quitollispeccatamundi, misererenobis. Quitollispeccatamundi, suscipedeprecationemnostram. QuisedesaddexteramPatris misererenobis.

Quoniamtusolussanctus, tusolusDominus, tusolusaltissimus,JesuChriste.

CumSanctoSpiritu, ingloriaDeiPatris,Amen.

Longtimeherelivethepeople dancingandsingingtodayandtomorrow, yourwayofknowing yourwayofbelonging

TranslatedintoGadigalbyMatthewDoyle

Lord,havemercy,Christ,havemercy, Lord,havemercy GlorytoGodinthehighest andonearthpeacetomen ofgoodwill

Wepraisethee.Weblessthee. Weadorethee.Weglorifythee.

Wegivetheethanks forthygreatGlory. OLordGod,heavenlyKing, GodtheFatherAlmighty, LordJesusChrist,theonlybegottenSon. JesusChrist,OLordGod, LambofGod,SonoftheFather.

Whotakestawaythesinsoftheworld, havemercyuponus. Whotakestawaythesinsoftheworld, receiveourprayer. WhosittestattherighthandoftheFather, havemercyonus.

Forthoualoneartholy, thoualoneartLord, thoualone,OJesusChrist,artmosthigh. TogetherwiththeHolyGhost, inthegloryofGodtheFather,Amen.

Credo

CredoinunumDeum, Patremomnipotentem, factoremcoelietterrae, visibiliumomniumetinvisibilium. EtinunumDominumJesumChristum, FiliumDeiunigenitum. EtexPatrenatumanteomniasecula. DeumdeDeo,lumendelumine, DeumverumdeDeovero, genitum,nonfactum consubstantialemPatri, perquemomniafactasunt. Quipropternoshomines, etpropternostramsalutem descenditdecoelis.

TENORWITHCHORUS

EtincarnatusestdeSpiritusancto exMariavirgine, ethomofactusest.

CHORALBASSES

Crucifixusetiampronobis: subPontioPilato,passus etsepultusest. Etresurrexittertiadie, secundumscripturas; etascenditincoelum,sedetad dexteramDeiPatris, etiterumventurusestcumgloria judicarevivosetmortuos, cujusregninoneritfinis. EtinSpiritumSanctumDominum, etvivificantem, quiexPatre, Filioqueprocedit; quicumPatre,etFiliosimul adoratur,etconglorificatur, quilocutusestperProphetas. etunamsanctamcatholicamet apostolicamecclesiam.

IbelieveinoneGod, TheFatherAlmighty, makerofheavenandearth, andofallthingsvisibleandinvisible. AndinoneLord,JesusChrist, theOnly-begottenSonofGod. BornoftheFatherbeforeallages. GodofGod,lightoflight, TrueGodoftrueGod, begottennotmade; ofonebeingwiththeFather, bywhomallthingweremade, whoforusmen, andforoursalvation camedownfromheaven.

AndwasmadefleshbytheHolyghost oftheVirginMary, andwasmademan.

Hewasalsocrucifiedforus, sufferedunderPontiusPilate, andwasburied. Andonthethirddayheroseagain, accordingtotheScriptures; andascendedintoheaven,hesitteth attherighthandoftheFather, andheshallcomeagainwithglory tojudgethelivingandthedead, andofhisKingdomthereshallbenoend. AndintheHolyGhosttheLord andgiveroflife, whoproceedethfromtheFather andtheSon; whotogetherwiththeFatherand theSonisnolessglorified, whospokethroughtheProphets. andinoneholycatholicand apostolicChurch.

Confiteorunumbaptismain remissionempeccatorum. Etexpectoresurrectionem mortuorum,etvitamventuri saeculi.Amen.

Sanctus Sanctus,Sanctus,Sanctus, DominusDeus,Sabaoth, Plenisuntcoelietterragloriaejus. Hosannainexcelsis.

Benedictus

BARITONEWITHCHORUS

Benedictusquivenit innomineDomini. Osannainexcelsis.

AgnusDei

TENOR,BARITONEANDCHORUS

AgnusDei, quitollispeccatamundi, misererenobis. Donanobispacem.

Iacknowledgeonebaptism fortheremissionofsins. AndIawaittheresurrectionof thedead,andthelifeoftheworld tocome.Amen. Holy,Holy,Holy, LordGodofHosts, Heavenandeartharefilledwithhisglory. Hosannainthehighest.

Blessedishethatcometh inthenameoftheLord. Hosannainthehighest. LambofGod, whotakestawaythesinsoftheworld, havemercyuponus. Grantuspeace.

Forfourgenerations

Puccini’sfamilyhad providedorganistsand composersfortheSan Martinocathedralinthe TuscancityofLucca. PaintingoftheSan MartinoPiazzaby BernardoBellotto (1722–1780)

Theamazingfame,inourowntime,ofthe aria‘Nessundorma’fromPuccini’slast opera Turandot,isareminderthatheisthe mostrecentcomposertohaveadded severalhighlypopularoperastothe repertoireoftheworld’soperahouses.His MadamaButterfly maybethemost performedoperaofall.But Tosca and La bohème arenotfarbehind.

PuccinisharedwithVerdi,hisgreat predecessorandfellowItalian,agiftfor melodyandaninstinctforenhancingwellchosenplots.Hewasstillinhisteenswhen heandtwofriendswalked35kilometres fromhisnativeLuccatoPisaandbackto hearVerdi’snewopera Aida.

MoreoftenthanVerdi,Puccinimadehis protagonistawoman,evokingfeelingfor herplight–forCio-Cio-Sanin Madama Butterfly,andforMimìin Labohème.But ToscaandTurandotprovethatPuccini’s femalecharacterscouldcommandtheir owndestiny.Evenbeforeup-and-coming composerslikeMascagnirevealedtheir hallmarkdramaticrealism,Puccinishowed ittoo,buthisscopewaswiderandhis musicalinventionmoreoftenmemorable.

Tosca

TheplaybyVictorienSardouonwhich Puccinibasedhisopera Tosca wasinspired bythegreatactressSarahBernhardt. Puccini’shighlydramaticmusicgoeswith scenesoftorture,attemptedrapeand murder,culminatinginamockexecution thatturnsouttobearealone.

SetinRome,theoperawaspremiered therein1900,ahundredyearsafterthe actiontakesplace.TheFrench

RevolutionaryconquestofRomeandthe PapalStatesisbeingoverturned,andthe reactionariesareinpower.Escaped politicalprisonerAngelottitakesrefugeina churchwherethefree-thinkingpainter MarioCavaradossihelpshimtohide. Tosca,afamoussinger,isthepainter’s lover.Thechiefofpolice,BaronScarpia,is searchingforAngelotti.Helustsafter Tosca.

CavaradossiisfinishingaportraitofMary Magdalenbasedpartlyonanunknown blondewomanhehasnoticedprayingin thechurch.Toscarecognisesthewoman astheMarchesaAttavanti,andsuspects herofbeingCavaradossi’slover.Scarpia inflamesTosca’sjealousybyshowingher theMarchesa’sfan,foundinthechurch.He setshisagentsonTosca’strail,hopingshe willleadthemtoAngelotti’shidingplace, andhewillgainwhathewantsfromTosca.

The TeDeum isheardagainstthe backgroundofachurchprocessionand thesingingofaTeDeumchantto celebratethereportofNapoleon’sdefeat atMarengo–falselyreported,itlaterturns out.Scarpiadominatesthescene,letting theaudienceinonhissinisterplansand desires.

MadamaButterfly

Fascinationwithorientallifeinspiredthe storybyAmericanJohnLutherLongthat heandDavidBelascoadaptedastheplay MadameButterfly.Pucciniandhis librettists,makinganoperafromtheplayin 1904,broughttolifeinmusicatouching femalecharacter–avictimofcultural misunderstandingandofaman’s

irresponsibility.Thetragedyendsin Butterfly’sritualsuicide,desertedbyher husband-of-convenienceandrejectedby herfamily.

InJapan,nearNagasaki,aJapanesegirl, Cio-Cio-San,knownasButterfly,forsakes herreligionandmarriesaUSNavalOfficer, Pinkerton.Heabandonshershortlyafter theirmarriage,promisingtoreturn‘when therobinsbuildtheirnests’.

ActIIissetthreeyearslater;Cio-Cio-San, nowmotherofhischild,isstillconvinced Pinkertonwillreturntoher.The Humming Chorus formsaninterludebetweenthe twopartsofthesecondact.Atlast Pinkerton’sship,the AbrahamLincoln,has beenseenintheharbour.AsButterfly preparesforPinkertontovisither,she singsthe FlowerDuet withhermaid Suzuki,thenanunseenchorusisheard, singing‘withclosedmouths’–humming.

ManonLescaut

Puccini’sfirstmajorsuccess,in1893,was hisopera ManonLescaut,basedonthe AbbéPrevost’snovel,setin18th-century FranceandLouisiana.Ittellsofthe obsessionoftheChevalierdesGrieuxfor thenaïvebutfetchingManon,withwhom heelopes.InParis,sheleavesheryoung loverforaricholdman,butissentenced forthefttopenalservitude.

The Intermezzo betweenActsIIandIII coversthejourneytoLeHavre.Des Grieux,stillenthralled,followsManon,who willembarkthere,withother‘fallen’ women,forNorthAmerica.

VerymuchawareofMassenet’s1874 opera Manon,Pucciniwasdeterminedto

GIACOMOPUCCINI (1858–1924)madehis careeralmostexclusivelyasacomposerfor thestage–theundisputedsuccessorof Verdi–andhisoperasarethefoundation ofhislegacy,withworkssuchas La bohème, Tosca, MadamaButterfly and Turandot standingasmainstaysofthe repertoire.Exemplarsoftheverismostyle, Puccini’soperasarelovedfortherelatable andheartfeltromanticismoftheirscenarios aswellasthepoignantlyricismofhis melodicstyleandcolourfulorchestral writing.

Thesheerpopularityofhisoperashas overshadowedtheconcertandsacred musicthatPucciniwrotebeforecompleting hisfirstoperaattheageof26,anditwould benaturaltoassumethataMassfromhis penwouldbe‘operatic’incharacter.But theyoungPucciniwasnotyetanopera composer.Hewasoriginallytrained,very soundly,towritemusicforthechurch.Four generationsofhisancestorshadbeen churchorganistsandcomposersattached totheCathedralofSanMartinointhe TuscancityofLucca.Itwasexpectedthat Giacomowouldfollowintheirfootsteps, buthedidnotreturntoLuccaafterhis studiesinMilan.Thiswaspartlybecause he’delopedwithamarriedwomanfromhis nativecity,butmainlyitwasbecausehe alreadyknewthathewasmadeforopera.

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bedifferent.Insteadof‘powderand minuets’,hisoperawouldhaveanItalian’s ‘desperatepassion’.Thiscanbeheardin theIntermezzo’sbigcentraltune,oneof Puccini’smostmemorable,andinthefateladenmotifthatfollowsit.

Turandot

Puccini’sfinalopera, Turandot,basedonan 18th-centuryplaybyGozzi,issetina fantasticalancientChina.Suitorswishing wedthebeautifulbuticyprincessTurandot mustanswerthreeriddles;thepriceof failureisdeath.

PrinceCalaf,undeterredbythe beheadingofthelatestsuitor,takesthe challenge–incognito.Turandot,horrified whenCalafanswerstheriddlescorrectly, begstobereleasedfromheroath,soCalaf offersheracounter-challenge:ifshecan discoverhisnamebydawn,hewilldie.

Alltheactiontakesplacebetween moonriseandthefollowingdawn,andas theActIexcerptsbegin,thecrowdis impatientlywaitingforthemoontorise (‘Perchetardalaluna’ –Whydoesthe moondelay?)sothatthegrimtestofthe riddlesandexecutionscanbegin.

Liùisaslave,travellingascompanionto thedeposedTartarKing,Timur.The ‘UnknownPrince’(Calaf,whowillbe revealedasTimur’sson)oncesmiledon herandshewassmittenwithlove.Calafis obsessivelydeterminedtoanswer Turandot’schallengeandwinherhand.

CalaftriestoreassureLiù,whohas imploredhimnottoleavehisfatherand heraloneintheworld: ‘Nonpiangere,Liù!’ (Donotweep,Liù!).

Turandot’srecitalofthehistoryofher ancestry,andherrejectionofmen(‘In questareggia’ –Inthispalace)issungasa warningtotheUnknownPrince.Climaxing inTurandot’scertaintythattheriddlespoint todeath,andCalaf’sresponse:life,not

death,thisariahasbeencalledthe dramaticsoprano’sMountEverest.

Turandot’smeltingtransformationis causednotbyLiù’sentreaty,norby witnessingtheslavegirl’sdeathforlove, butbyCalaf’sdetermination,strong enoughtoovercomeeventheicy princess’sresistance.Calaf’s aria ‘Nessun dorma’ (Noneshallsleep)–easilythebestknownpartoftheopera–proclaimshis confidencethathewillbevictoriousinthe challenge.He beginsbeechoingthe wordsofthe heralds,proclaiming Turandot’scommandthatnoneshallsleep and,ifthePrince’snameisn’tdiscovered bymorning,allshallbeputtodeath.

Liù’ssufferinganddeathisthemost touchingthinginthisopera,anditis wonderfullyrealisedinPuccini’smusic, mostofallinLiù’sfinalaria ‘Tuchedigel seicinta’ (You,whoareenclosedinice). PuccinimayhaveidentifiedLiùwiththe unfortunateservantgirlDoriaManfredi, whowasdriventosuicidebythejealous andbaselessaccusationsofPuccini’swife.

ThemusicforthedeathofLiùwasthe lastPuccinicomposed–hediedleaving onlybriefsketchesforthefinalduet betweenCalafandTurandot.Theopera wascompletedbyFrancoAlfano,butthe chorusconcludingtheoperaandthis concert,celebratingTurandot’snamingof theUnknownPrinceas‘Love’,isofcourse arepriseofmuscbyPuccini,fromCalaf’s memorablearia.

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TEXTSANDTRANSLATIONS

TOSCA

ActI:TeDeum

SCARPIA

Tresbirri,unacarrozza… Presto!seguiladovunquevada,nonvisto. Provvedi!

SPOLETTA Stabene!Ilconvegno?

SCARPIA

PalazzoFarnese! Va,Tosca! Neltuocuors’annidaScarpia!… Va,Tosca! ÈScarpiachescioglieavolo ilfalcodellatuagelosia. Quantapromessaneltuoprontosospetto! Neltuocors’annidaScarpia!… Va,Tosca!

CHORUS

AdjutoriumnostruminnomineDomini Quifecitcoelumetterram SitnomenDominibenedictum Ethocnuncetusqueinsaeculum.

SCARPIA

Adoppiamiratendoilvoler, néilcapodelribelleèlapiùpreziosa. Ahdiquegliocchivittoriosi vederlafiammaillanguidir conspasimod’amor,fralemiebraccia… L’unoalcapestro,l’altrafralemiebraccia…

CHORUS

TeDeumlaudamus: TeDominumconfitemur!

SCARPIA

Tosca,mifaidimenticareIddio!

SCARPIA&CHORUS

TeaeternumPatrem omnisterraveneratur!

SCARPIA

Threemen,andacarriage… Quick,followwherevershegoes! Andtakecare!

SPOLETTA

Yes,Sir.Andwheredowemeet?

SCARPIA FarnesePalace! Go,Tosca!

NowScarpiadigsanestwithinyourheart! Go,Tosca! Scarpianowsetsloose thesoaringfalconofyourjealousy! Howgreatapromiseinyourquick suspicions!NowScarpiadigsanestwithin yourheart!Go,Tosca!

CHORUS

OurhelpisinthenameoftheLord Whomadeheavenandearth BlessedbethenameoftheLord Andthisnowandforever.

SCARPIA

Mywilltakesaimnowatadoubletarget, noristherebel’sheadthebiggerprize... Ah,toseetheflameof thoseimperiouseyes growfaintandlanguidwithpassion... Forhim,therope,andforher,myarms...

CHORUS

Wepraisethee,OLord WeacknowledgetheetobetheLord

SCARPIA

Tosca,youmakemeforgetGod!

SCARPIA&CHORUS

Thefathereverlasting Alltheearthdothworshipthee.

MADAMABUTTERFLY

ActII:FlowerDuet

SUZUKI

Unanavedaguerra... CIO-CIO-SAN Bianca,bianca... ilvessilloAmericanodellestelle... Orgovernaperancorare. Reggimilamanoch’ionediscerna ilnome,ilnome,ilnome. Eccolo:AbramoLincoln!

Tuttihanmentito!tutti,tutti! soliolosapevo,soliochel’amo. Vediloscimunitotuodubbio? Ègiunto!ègiunto! ègiunto!proprionelpunto cheognundiceva:piangiedispera... Trionfailmioamor!ilmioamor; lamiafe’trionfaintera: eitornaem’ama!

CIO-CIO-SAN Scuotiquellafrondadiciliegio em’innondadifior. Iovo’tuffarnellapioggiaodorosa l’arsafronte.

SUZUKI Signora,quetatevi...quelpianto... CIO-CIO-SAN No,rido,rido! Quantolodovermoaspettar? Chepensi?Un’ora!

SUZUKI Dipiù! CIO-CIO-SAN Dueoreforse. Tutto,tuttosiapiendifior, comelanotteèdifaville. Vapeifior.

SUZUKI Awarship…

CIO-CIO-SAN It’swhite,white… theAmericanflagwiththestars… Nowit’sdroppinganchor.

SteadymyhandsothatIcansee thename,thename,thename. Thereitis:AbrahamLincoln!

Everyonehaslied! Allofthem! Ialoneknew.OnlyIwholovehim. Doyouseehowfoolishyourdoubtswere? He’scome!He’scome! He’scome! Justattheverymoment wheneveryonesaid:weepanddespair! Mylovetriumphs! Mylove! Myfaithisjustified Hehascomebackandhelovesme!

CIO-CIO-SAN

Shakethatbranchofthecherrytree soitfloodsmewithflowers. Iwantedtodiveinto itsfragrantrain.

SUZUKI Madam,calmyourself…thosetears… CIO-CIO-SAN No,Ilaugh,Ilaugh! Howlongwillwehavetowait? Whatdoyouthink? Anhour!

SUZUKI Longer

CIO-CIO-SAN Twohoursmaybe. Everywheremustbefullofflowers, asthenightisofstars. Gopicktheflowers.

SUZUKI

Tuttiifior?

CIO-CIO-SAN Tuttiifior,tutti,tutti. Pesco,viola,gelsomin, quantodicespo,od’erba, od’alberofiorì.

SUZUKI Unosquallord’invernosarà tuttoilgiardin!

CIO-CIO-SAN Tuttalaprimaveravogliocheolezziqui.

SUZUKI

Unosquallord’invernosaràtuttoilgiardin. Avoisignora.

CIO-CIO-SAN Coglineancora. SUZUKI

Soventiaquestasiepe venisteariguardarelungi, piangendonelladesertaimmensità. CIO-CIO-SAN Giunsel’atteso, nullapiùchiedoalmare; diedipiantoallazolla, essaisuoifiormidà.

SUZUKI Spoglioèl’orto.

CIO-CIO-SAN Spoglioèl’orto? Vien,m’aiuta.

SUZUKI

Rosealvarcodellasoglia. CIO-CIO-SAN Tuttalaprimavera vogliocheolezziqui. CIO-CIO-SAN&SUZUKI Seminiamointornoapril!

SUZUKI Alltheflowers?

CIO-CIO-SAN Alltheflowers,all,all. Peachblossoms,violets,jasmine, Everybush,everyplant andtreethat’sinflower.

SUZUKI

Thewholegardenwillbe asdesolateaswinter!

CIO-CIO-SAN Iwantalltheperfumeofspringinhere.

SUZUKI

Thewholegardenwillbeasdesolateas winter!Hereyouare,madam.

CIO-CIO-SAN Picksomemore. SUZUKI Youusedtocometothishedge sooftentogazeintears faroutovertheemptyexpanse.

CIO-CIO-SAN

Thelong-awaitedonehascome, Iasknothingmoreofthesea; Igavetearstothesoil, itgivesitsflowerstome.

SUZUKI Thegardenisbare. CIO-CIO-SAN Thegardenisbare? Come,helpme.

SUZUKI

Rosesatthethreshold. CIO-CIO-SAN Iwantalloftheperfume ofSpringinhere. CIO-CIO-SAN&SUZUKI LetussowAprilallaboutus.

SUZUKI Gigli?viole? CIO-CIO-SAN Intornospandi... Ilsuosedils’inghirlandi diconvolvi,giglierose.

CIO-CIO-SAN&SUZUKI Gettiamoamanipiene mammoleetuberose, corollediverbene, petalid’ognifior!

CIO-CIO-SAN Orvienmiadadornar. No,priaportamiilbimbo. Nonsonpiùquella! Troppisospirilaboccamandò... El’occhioriguardò nellontantroppofiso. Dammisulviso untoccodicarminio... Edancheate,piccino, perchélaveglia nontifacciavôte perpallorelegote.

SUZUKI Nonvimovete chev’hoaravviareicapelli.

CIO-CIO-SAN Chenediranno! ElozioBonzo? Giàdelmiodanno tutticontenti! EYamadoricoisuoilanguori! Beffati,scornati, spennatigliingrati!

SUZUKI Èfatto.

BUTTERFLY L’obichevestiidasposa. Quà,ch'iolovesta.

SUZUKI Lilies?Violets?

CIO-CIO-SAN Scatterliliesandvioletsallaboutus! Hischairletustwine withflowergarlands!

CIO-CIO-SAN &SUZUKI Bythehandfullet’sscatter violetsandtuberoses, blossomsofverbena, petalsofeveryflower!

CIO-CIO-SAN Now,comeanddressme. Butno!Firstbringmethebaby. I’mnolongerwhatIwas. Theselipshavebreathedtoomanysighs... andtheseeyeshavegazed toohardintothedistance. Givemyface atouchofrouge... andyoutoo,littleone, sothatthelongwait won’tleaveyourcheeks paleandhollow.

SUZUKI Keepstill, Ihavetodoyourhair. CIO-CIO-SAN Whatwilltheysaynow? Andmyuncle,theBonze? Allofthemsoglad atmysadplight! AndYamadori,withhislanguishing! Ridiculed,disgraced, shownup,theunkindcreatures!

SUZUKI I’vefinished. BUTTERFLY ThesashIworeasabride. Bringithereformetoputon.

Vo’chemivedaindosso ilveldelprimodì!. Eunpapaverorosso neicapelli.Così. Nelloshosiorfaremtreforellini perriguardar, estaremzitticometopolini adaspettar… ActII:HummingChorus

MANONLESCAUT

Intermezzo ORCHESTRA

TURANDOT

ActI:InvocationtotheMoon

LAFOLLA

Perchétardalaluna? Facciapallida! Mostratiincielo!... Presto!Vieni!Spunta! Otestamozza! Osquallida!Vieni! Oesangue,otaciturna! Oamantesmuntadimorti! Comeaspettano iltuofunereolumeicimiteri! Eccolaggiùunbarlume! Vienipresto…

Eccolaggiùunbarlume dilagaincielo lasualucesmorta! Pu-Tin-Pao! Lalunaèsorta! Pu-Tin-Pao…

Iwanthimtoseemedressed asIwasthatfirstday. Andaredpoppy inmyhair.Likethat. Nowwe’llmakethreelittleholes inthepaperscreentolookthrough, andwe’llstayquietasmice, waiting…

THECROWD

Whydoesthemoondelay? Wanface! Showyourselfinthesky! Quickly!Come!Rise! Oh,lopped-offhead! Oh,meanone!Come! Bloodless,taciturn! Paleloverofthedead! Howthecemeteriesawait yourfunerallight! There’sagleamoverthere! Comequickly…

Overthereaglimmer isspreadingoutinthesky itsdeathlylight! Pu-Tin-Pao! Themoonhasrisen! Pu-Tin-Pao…

ActI:‘Nonpiangere,Liù’

ILPRINCIPEIGNOTO(CALAF) Nonpiangere,Liù! Seinunlontanogiornoiot’hosorriso, perquelsorriso, dolcemiafanciulla, m’ascolta:iltuosignore saràdomaniforsesoloalmondo... Nonlolasciare,portaloviaconte!

LIU

Noimorremsullastradadell’esilio!

TIMUR Noimorrem!

ILPRINCIPEIGNOTO

Dell’esilioaddolciscialuilestrade! Questo,questo,omiapoveraLiù, altuopiccolocuorechenoncade chiedecoluichenonsorridepiù... chenonsorridepiù!

TIMUR

Ah!perl’ultimavolta!

LIU

Vinciilfascinoorribile! TIMUR AbbidiLiùpietà!

LIU

AbbidiLiùpietà!Signore,pietà!

TIMUR

Abbidime,dimepietà! Nonpossostaccarmidate! Nonvogliostaccarmidate!

Pietà!Migettoaituoipiedi gemente!Abbipietà! Nonvolerlamiamorte!

LIU

Signore,pietà! PietàdiLiù,Signore!

‘Donotweep,Liù’

THEUNKNOWNPRINCE(CALAF) Donotweep,Liù! Ifonefar-offdayIsmiledatyou, thenforthatsmile, mysweetgirl, listentome:yourmastertomorrow willbeperhapsaloneintheworld... Don’tleavehim!Takehimawaywithyou! LIÙ

We’lldieontheroadtoexile! TIMUR We’lldie!

THEUNKNOWNPRINCE

Softenforhimtheroadtoexile! OmypoorLiù,this,this iswhathewhosmilesnomore asksofyourunfailingheart... hewhosmilesnomore!

TIMUR

Ah,forthelasttime! LIÙ

Overcomethishorriblespell! TIMUR Havepityonme! LIÙ HavepityonLiù!Pity,lord!

TIMUR Havepity,havepityonme! Ican’ttearmyselffromyou! Idon’twanttotearmyselffromyou!l

Pity!Ithrowmyselfatyourfeet, moaning!Havepity! Don’tmakemedie!

LIÙ Pity,lord! Lord,havepityonLiù!

ILPRINCIPEIGNOTO

Soniochedomandopietà! Nessunopiùascolto! Iovedoilsuofulgidovolto! Lavedo!michiama! Essaèlà! Iltuoperdonochiedo comecoluichenonsorridepiù! PING Su,unultimosforzo,Portiamolovia!

ILPRINCIPEIGNOTO

Lasciatemi: hotropposofferto! Lagloriamiaspettalaggiù! Forzaumananonc’è chemitrattenga! Ioseguolamiasorte! Sontuttounafebbre,sontuttoundelirio! ognisensoèunmartirioferoce! Ognifibradell’anima haunavocechegrida: Turandot!Turandot!Turandot!

TIMUR

Tupassisuunpoverocuore chesanguinainvanoperte! Nessunohamaivinto,nessuno! Sututtilaspadapiombò! Migettoaituoipiedi! Nonvolerlamiamorte! Lamorte!Lamorte!

LIU

Ah!Pietà!Pietàdinoi! Sequestosuostraziononbasta, signore,noisiamoperduti!Conte! Ahfuggiamo,signore,fuggiamo! Lamorte!lamorte!lamorte!

CORO

Lafossagiàscaviamperte chevuoisfidarl’amor! Nelbuioc’èsegnato,ahimè, iltuocrudeldestin!Ah!

THEUNKNOWNPRINCE

I’mtheonewhoasksforpity! Ican’tlistentoanyoneanymore! Iseeherradiantface! Iseeher!Shecallsme! Sheisthere! Iaskyourpardon, asonewhosmilesnomore!

PING

Come,alasteffort:Let’scarryhimaway!

THEUNKNOWNPRINCE

Leavemealone!

I’vesufferedtoomuch! Gloryawaitsmethere! Nohumanstrengthexists thatcanrestrain! I’mfollowingmydestiny! I’minafever,adelirium! Mysensesareallfiercetorture! Everyfibreofmysoul hasavoicethatshouts: Turandot!Turandot!Turandot!

TIMUR

You’retreadingonapoorheart thatbleedsforyouinvain! Nobodyhaseverwon,nobody! Theswordhasstruckthemall! Ithrowmyselfatyourfeet! Don’tputmetodeath! Death!Death!

LIÙ

Ah,havepity,pityonus! Asifyourtormentweren’tenough, lord,wearelost!Withyou! Letusflee,lord,flee! Death!Death!Death!

CHORUS

We’realreadydiggingyourgrave, youwhowouldchallengelove! Inthedarkness,alas, yourdestinyiswritten!Ah!

ActII:‘Inquestareggia’

TURANDOT

Inquestareggia, orsonmill’anniemille, ungridodisperatorisuonò. Equelgrido traversostirpeestirpe, quinell’animamiasirifugiò! PrincipessaLo-u-Ling, avadolceeserena, cheregnavineltuocuposilenzio ingioiapura, esfidastiinflessibileesicura l’asprodominio, oggiriviviinme!

LAFOLLA

FuquandoilRedeiTartari lesettesuebandieredispiegò!

TURANDOT

Pureneltempocheciascunricorda, fusgomentoeterroreerombod’armi! Ilregnovinto!ilregnovinto! ELo-u-Ling,lamiaava, trascinatadaunuomo, comete,comete,straniero, lànellanotteatroce, dovesispenselasuafrescavoce!

LAFOLLA

Dasecolielladorme nellasuatombaenorme!

TURANDOT

OPrincipi, chealunghecarovane d’ognipartedelmondo quiveniteagettarlavostrasorte, iovendicosuvoi quellapurezza,quelgrido equellamorte! Mainessunm’avrà! L’orrordichil’uccise vivonelcormista! No,no!Mainessunm’avrà!

‘Inthispalace’ TURANDOT

Inthispalace, thousandsofyearsago, adesperatecryrangout. Andthatcry, aftermanygenerations, tookshelterinmyspirit! PrincessLo-u-Ling, sweet,sereneancestress, whoruledinyourdarksilence withpurejoy, andchallenged,sureandunyielding, theharshmasteryofothers, todayyouliveinmeagain!

THECROWD

ItwaswhentheKingoftheTartars unfurledhissevenflags!

TURANDOT

Stillinthetimeallcanrecall, therewasalarm,terror,therumbleofarms! TheKingdomdefeated!defeated! AndLo-u-ling,myancestress, draggedoffbyaman, likeyou,likeyou,stranger, thereinthehorridnight, wherehersweetvoicewasstilled!

THECROWD

She’ssleptforcenturies inherhugetomb!

TURANDOT

Oyouprinces, withyourlongcaravans fromeverypartoftheworld, whocomeheretotryyourfate, inyouIavenge thatpurity,thatcry, andthatdeath! Noonewilleverpossesme! Thehorrorofherassassin isstillvividinmyheart! No,noonewilleverpossessme!

Ah,rinasceinmel’orgoglio ditantapurità! Straniero!nontentarlafortuna! Glienigmisonotre, lamorteèuna!

ILPRINCIPEIGNOTO No,no!Glienigmisonotre, unaèlavita!

LAFOLLA

AlPrincipestraniero offrilaprovaardita, oTurandot!Turandot!

ActIII:‘Nessundorma!’

ARALDI “Questanottenessundorma inPekino!”

VOCILONTANE Nessundorma! Nessundorma!

ILPRINCIPEIGNOTO(CALAF) Nessundorma! Nessundorma... Tupure,oPrincipessa, nellatuafreddastanza guardilestellechetremano d’amoreedisperanza! Mailmiomisteroèchiusoinme, ilnomemionessunsaprà! No,no,sullatuaboccalodirò quandolalucesplenderà! Edilmiobacioscioglieràilsilenzio chetifamia!

VOCIDIDONNE

Ilnomesuonessunsaprà... Enoidovrem,ahimè,morir!

ILPRINCIPEIGNOTO

Dilegua,onotte!... tramontate,stelle! All’albavincerò! Vincerò!Vincerò!

Ah,inmeisrebornthepride ofsuchpurity! Stranger,donottemptFate! Theenigmasarethree, butdeathisone!

THEUNKNOWNPRINCE No,no!Theenigmasarethree, andlifeisone!

THECROWD

Offerthesupremetest totheforeignPrince, OTurandot!Turandot!

‘Noneshallsleep’ HERALDS “Tonightnoonemustsleep inPeking!”

DISTANTVOICES Noonemustsleep! Noonemustsleep!

THEUNKNOWNPRINCE(CALAF) Noonemustsleep! Noonemustsleep... You,too,oPrincess, inyourcoldroom lookatthestars,thattremble withloveandwithhope! Butmymysteryisshutwithinme; noonewillknowmyname! No,Iwillsayitonyourmouth whenthedaylightshines! Andmykisswillbreakthesilence thatmakesyoumine!

WOMEN’SVOICES

Noonewillknowhisname... And,alas,wemustdie!

THEUNKNOWNPRINCE

Vanish,onight! Set,youstars! AtdawnIwillwin! Iwillwin!Iwillwin!

ActIII:‘Tu,chedigelseicinta’ LIÙ Piùnonresisto! Hopauradime! Lasciatemipassare!

LAFOLLA Parla,parla! LIÙ Sì,Principessa,ascoltami! Tu,chedigelseicinta, datantafiammavinta l’ameraianchetu! Primadiquestaaurora, iochiudostancagliocchi, perchéeglivincaancora... Pernonvederlopiù!

LAFOLLA

Ah!Parla!Parla! Ilnome!Ilnome!

ILPRINCIPEIGNOTO Ah!tuseimorta, omiapiccolaLiù!

TIMUR Liù...Liù...sorgi! Èl’orachiara d’ognirisveglio! Èl’alba,omiaLiù... Aprigliocchi,colomba!

PING Alzati,vecchio!Èmorta!

TIMUR Ah!delittoorrendo! L’espieremotutti! L’animaoffesasivendicherà!

LAFOLLA

Ombradolente,nonfarcidelmale! Ombrasdegnosa,perdona!perdona!

‘You,whoareenclosedinice’ LIÙ

Icanbearitnolonger! I’mafraidofmyself! Letmeby!

THECROWD Speak,speak! LIÙ

Yes,Princess,listentome! You,whoareenclosedinice, conqueredbysuchflame, youwilllovehim,too! Beforethedawn, Iwillwearilyclosemyeyes, sohecanwinagain... AndI’llneverseehimmore!

THECROWD

Ah,speak!Speak! Hisname!Hisname!

THEUNKNOWNPRINCE Ah!Youaredead, OmypoorlittleLiù...

TIMUR Liù...Liù...getup! It’sthebrighthour forallawakening! It’sthedawn,myLiù.. Openyoureyes,mydove!

PING

Getup,oldman!She’sdead!

TIMUR Ah!horriblecrime! Wewillallpayforit! Theoffendedspiritwilltakerevenge!

THECROWD

Grievingshade,don’tharmus! Scornfulshade,forgiveus!

ActIII:Finalscene

LAFOLLA DiecimilaannialnostroImperatore!

TURANDOT

Padreaugusto... Conoscoilnome dellostraniero! Ilsuonomeè...Amor!

LAFOLLA Amor! Osole!Vita!Eternità! Lucedelmondoèamore! Rideecantanelsole l’infinitanostrafelicità! Gloriaate!Gloriaate!

THECROWD TenthousandyearstoourEmperor!

TURANDOT Augustfather... Iknowthename ofthestranger! Hisnameis...Love! THECROWD Love! OSun!Life!Eternity! Loveisthelightoftheworld! Ourinfinitehappiness laughsandsingsintheSun! Glorytoyou!Glorytoyou!

ABOUTTHEARTISTS

BrettWeymark OAM isoneofAustralia’sforemostchoralconductors.AppointedArtistic andMusicDirectorofSydneyPhilharmonia Choirsin2003,hehasconductedtheChoirs throughoutAustraliaaswellasinternationally. HehasalsoconductedtheSydney,Adelaide, Queensland,WestAustralianandTasmanian symphonyorchestras,Orchestraofthe Antipodes,SydneyYouthOrchestra,New ZealandSymphonyOrchestraandHong KongPhilharmonic,aswellasproductionsfor WAAPA,PacificOperaandOzOpera,andhe hasperformedwithOperaAustralia,Pinchgut Opera,AustralianChamberOrchestra,The SongCompanyandMusicaViva.

Hestudiedsingingandconductingatthe UniversityofSydneyandtheSydneyConservatoriumofMusic,continuinghisconducting studieswithSimonHalsey,VanceGeorge, DanielBarenboimandJohnEliotGardiner, amongstothers.

HisrepertoireatSPChasincludedBach’s PassionsandChristmasOratorio,theMozart, Verdi,DurufléandFaurérequiems,andOrff’s CarminaBurana.HechampionsAustralian composers,andhaspremieredworksby MatthewHindson,ElenaKats-Chernin,John Peterson,DanielWalker,RosalindPage,Peter Sculthorpe,AndrewSchultzandRoss Edwards.In2011hepremieredhisownwork BrightontoBondi withtheFestivalChorus.

Hehasalsoconductedmusicaltheatre programsincludingBernstein’s Candide, whichwonmultipleBroadwayWorldSydney awards.Underhisdirection,SPCreceiveda HelpmannAwardfor OedipusRex and SymphonyofPsalms,directedbyPeter Sellars,andwasnominatedforaLimelight AwardforPurcell’s KingArthur

HewaschorusmasterfortheAdelaide Festivalproductionsof Saul (2017), Hamlet (2018)and Requiem (2020),andhehas preparedchoirsforCharlesMackerras,Zubin Mehta,EdodeWaart,VladimirAshkenazy andSimonRattle.Hehasrecordedforthe ABCandconductedfilmscoresfor Happy Feet,MadMaxFuryRoad and Australia.

Recentconductinghighlightsinclude SweeneyTodd (WestAustralianOpera), Jandamarra byPaulStanhopeandSteve Hawke(SSO),MichaelTippett’s AChildOf OurTime (AdelaideFestival)and Carousel (StateOperaSouthAustralia).

In2001hewasawardedanAustralian CentenaryMedalandin2021theMedalof theOrderofAustralia.

BrettWeymarkispassionateaboutsinging andtherolemusicplaysinboththewellbeing ofindividualsandthehealthandvitalityofa community’sculture.Hebelievesmusiccan transformlivesandshouldbeaccessibletoall.

BrettWeymark conductor

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CherylBarker soprano

CherylBarker AO enjoysadistinguished internationaloperaticcareer,performingfor theRoyalOperaHouse,EnglishNational Opera,WelshNationalOpera,ParisOpera, NetherlandsOpera,DeutscheOperBerlin, HamburgStateOpera,HoustonGrandOpera, OpéraNationalduRhin,LaMonnaie,Scottish Opera,GlyndebourneFestivalOpera, MinnesotaOpera,VancouverOperaand TaipeiOpera,aswellasalltheAustralian operacompaniesandOperaNewZealand. Shehassungthetitlerolesin Jenůfa, Tosca, SuorAngelica, MadamaButterfly, ManonLescaut, Rusalka, Arabella, Salome (GreenRoomandHelpmannawards)and AdrianaLecouvreur,aswellastheCountess (TheMarriageofFigaro),Mimì(Baz Luhrmann’s Labohème),DonnaElvira(Don Giovanni),Marschallin(DerRosenkavalier), Chrysothemis(Elektra),Desdemona(Otello), EmiliaMarty(VěcMakropulos),andmost recently Juno(Platée) forPinchgutOpera. ShehasappearedinconcertinLondon’s WigmoreHall,Barbican,RoyalFestivalHall andRoyalAlbertHall;attheBrisbane, MelbourneandSpolettofestivals;andwith theSydney,Queensland,Melbourneand WestAustraliansymphonyorchestras.

CherylBarkerwasappointedanOfficerof theOrderofAustraliain2015andholdsan honorarydoctoratefromMelbourne University.

OneofAustralia’smostaccomplishedand best-lovedsopranos,multi-HelpmannAward nomineeAntoinetteHalloranperforms regularlywithallthemajorAustralasianopera companiesandsymphonyorchestras,and appearsfrequentlyonnationalTVandradio. RecentrolesincludeMrsLovett(Sweeney Todd),Olive(SummeroftheSeventeenth Doll),Hanna(TheMerryWidow)andTheFox (TheCunningLittleVixen)forStateOpera SouthAustralia; Lorelei forOpera QueenslandandVictorianOpera;Toscaand LadyMacbethforWestAustralianOpera;The Fox and AChristmasCarol forVictorian Opera;andBrünnhilde(DieWalküre) and Jenny(Mahagonny)forMelbourneOpera.

ForOperaAustralia,shehassungRusalka, Cio-Cio-Sanin MadamaButterfly,Mimìin La bohème,Stellain AStreetcarNamedDesire (GreenRoomAward)andmanyothers;for OperaQueensland,Hanna; forNewZealand Opera,Mimì,Cio-Cio-SanandMrsLovett;and forVictorianOpera,Fiordiligiin Cosìfantutte, Adinain L’elisird’amore andMrsLovett.

Inconcert,shehasappearedas associate artistforJoséCarreras’NationalTour,and sungwithElvisCostelloandtheBrodsky Quartet(SydneyFestival),andNickCave (MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra),aswellas Mozart’sRequiem(HongKongPhilharmonic). HerTVappearanceshaveincluded Spicks& Specks, OperatunityOz and ArtNation

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AntoinetteHalloran soprano

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BradleyDaley tenor

BradleyDaleyhaswoncriticalacclaimin someofopera’smostexpansivetenorroles: Siegfried(TheRing),TheEmperor(DieFrau ohneSchatten),Otello,Florestan(Fidelio), Canio(Pagliacci),DonJosé(Carmen)andErik (TheFlyingDutchman).

InAustraliahehasappearedforOpera Australia,OperaQueensland,StateOpera SouthAustraliaandVictorianOpera,singing rolessuchasCurley(OfMiceandMen, GreenRoomAward),DonJosé,Siegmund andSiegfried(TheRing),Pinkerton(Madama Butterfly),Florestan,Rodolfo(Labohème), DickJohnsonandNick(TheGirlofthe GoldenWest),Otello,Narraboth(Salome), Canio,Walther(TheMastersingers),MaoTsetung(NixoninChina),Erik,BobBoles(Peter Grimes),andmostrecentlyBarney(Summer oftheSeventeenthDoll),Tito(Laclemenzadi tito)andDonBasilio(TheMarriageofFigaro).

Internationalhighlightsincludetwo complete Ring cyclesforOperaKiel,andthe worldpremiereproductionsof TheSilver Tassie (EnglishNationalOpera)and The TriumphofSpiritOverMatter (Muziektheater TransparentinBelgium).Hehasalso performedwithOperaNorth,WelshNational Opera,HollandParkOpera,Longborough FestivalUK,Co-OperaIreland,Compagnia d’OperaItalianadiMilanoandOpéra NomadeinParis.

PeterColeman-Wright baritone

PeterColeman-Wright AO isoneofthemost versatileclassicalsingersintheworld.Hehas sungmorethan60rolesincludingScarpia (Tosca)andSharpless(MadamaButterfly),as wellasFigaro(TheBarberofSeville), Forester(TheCunningLittleVixen),Don Giovanni,CountAlmaviva(TheMarriageof Figaro),Onegin,Dandini(LaCenerentola), BillyBudd,Gunther(Götterdämmerung), Macbeth,Germont(Latraviata),Beckmesser (TheMastersingers),Wolfram(Tannhäuser), Donner(DasRheingold)andSweeneyTodd. Mostrecentlyhesang Jupiterin Platée for PinchgutOpera.

Hehasperformedin manyoftheworld’s greatoperatheatresandconcerthalls, includingLaScalaMilanandLaFenice,and fortheAix-en-ProvenceandBregenz festivals.UKappearancesincludetheRoyal OperaHouse,EnglishNationalOpera, GlyndebourneFestival,AldeburghFestival, BBCProms,theBarbican,andtheRoyal Albert,WigmoreandBridgewaterhalls.

HehasreceivedHelpmannAwardsfor SweeneyToddandTheTraveller(Deathin Venice),GreenRoomawardsfor BillyBudd, OrestesandHarryJoy(BrettDean’s Bliss), andwasnamedPerformeroftheYearinthe recentArtsAwardsforBrettDean’s Socrates. HewasappointedanOfficeroftheOrderof Australiain2015andholdsanhonorary doctoratefromMelbourneUniversity.

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BrettWeymark ArtisticandMusicDirector

ElizabethScott AssociateMusicDirector

TimCunniffe AssistantChorusMasterandPrincipalRehearsalPianist

LynneMurray LanguageCoach TimCunniffeandElizabethScott RehearsalConductors

KateJohnson,EstellaRocheandStephenWalter RehearsalPianists

SOPRANOS

OonJaBae DimitraBarlas JanBegg InesBenaventeMolina ClaireBennett ChristineBishop HelenBlack SueBowring PatriciaBradley ChickeyBray JaneBroughton SusanBudic LesleyCady JanelleCampbell LindyChapman AnnetteClark ReneeCleary HeatherClemens GabrielleCoates RosemaryCooper AnnieCorbett Anne-Catherine Cosentino HelenDalton GayleDavies SanciaDeJersey NathalieDeeson MonaDeghaim MadelineDietz

GeraldineDoogue SarahDowney KylieFell AngelaFitzgerald NancyFlitcroft SarahGilbert JustynaGizowska RoslynGonczi MarthaGonzalezLeon

SusanGordon DallasGriffin BarbaraHall EmesiniHazelden MadeleineHetherton NicoleHodgson KatherineHonig CrystalHuo RoseJiang MarianJones PrueKennard NadiaKnight LillyKrienbuhl SusanLandreth StephanieLang JudyLee ElizabethLee MargaretLee MiraLee MaggieLin AnnaLo CarolynLowry ClaudineMcAloon SueMcCarthy NormaMcDonald JanetteMcDonnell JulianneMadden

RosalieMangraviti JenniferManning BarbaraMao JolantaMasojada AngelaMelick GeorginaMelick JuliaMenemencioglu JaneMezzina KarenMiles LillianMora JenniferMorganNicholson MaryMortimer

SarahMuetterlein SuzyMunro-Williams HelenMurray SusanNicholas KathleenOakley RobynO’Keefe JanicePeak FionaPeare AnnaPender TheresePinson LilyRegan LaurelReynolds RitaRiccio ChristineRoche SylviaRomanik CoraleeRose ChikaSakono RoseSapuppo JessicaShin EmiSo JennyStQuintin VivienneStrong AbigailStuddert MargaretSymes SabineThode SusanThomas MargaretTitterton SarahTurchini FabiolaValtolina SarahvanTreel MargaretWardHarvey AdeleWardrop CatherineWargent SusanWebster SuzieWoodhouse AngelineZaghloul LisaZang MinZhu

ALTOS

HelenAlajajian MeredithAsh LouiseBain LynBaker NadjaBalemans RuthBarcan SusanBarrett JulieBartholomew CarolineBessemer HeidrunBlackwood RobynBlainey NoraBodkin CharlotteBonser PamBray GabrielleCannon AverillChase KarenChisholm TinaClaridge SusanClift StefanieCollett JaneConnolly LouiseCoster PatriciaCotter FranCunneen KatrinaDarnbrough VirginiaDavies ColletteDavies IwetaDavis JanDilworth AnneDineen ElizabethDooley JudyDunstan GailEdinborough CatherineErrey Sue-EllenFairall SuzieFerrie JenniferFildes BarbaraFleming VanessaFone

KatieFrench JudithFritsche

DianaGray JaneGreaves SonjaGrgurevic AmyHan CynthiaHaskell LucyHatcher AnneHeritage CeciliaHannah Hibbert SallyHillier MargaretHills KatieHislop JaneHogan AlisonHoran MarieHotschilt PatriciaHoyle AdeleHudson HollyHudsonBarton MarianneHulsbosch LouiseImray ElaineJackson DianaJefferies NaomiJones FionaJoneshart BeverleyJordan SusanKaim JulieKalitis BarboraKlimova SaraKlug MaryanneKnight AnneKricker FaithLam VeronicaLambert JudithLawry

PenelopeLee GillianLee HeavenLee HeatherLees-Smith RitaLesnik KathyLeviton SaraLewis FrancesLow BelindaLum LynneMcEachern SophieMackay MadiMaclean WendyMcLeod

JudyMacourt JillMcSweeney ValerieMarteau NicoleMasseque KayleneMattner AgnesMichelet EvaMillares RuthMitchell AkikoMiwa SariMunro KerryMurphy UlrikaNilsson Everingham MonicaO’Connell Nadezda Okumushoglu NicoleOldfield NicolePanetta JoannePerry SallyPierce SusanPingKee MarilynPiras RitaPiras LisaPolsek AnnaRichardson AliceRoberts PenelopeRodger TanyaRosen LeanneRuggero KirsteenRuncie WendyRussell FelicitySaunders MarlynSciberras MaiteSerra HelenSharp AnneSherriff DeborahSmith ElizabethTalbert JeanTaylor BronwynThomas SusanTooker SusanTwiney MingUrwin SheilavanHolst Pellekaan AngelaVeerhuis KayVernon PaolaVertechi AntheaVescio

PaulynVillafuerte KylieWatt JeanetteWebb FidyeWestgarth Ann-MareeWhelan Chiara

Wikramanayake SarahWilliams PrueWinkler ClaudiaWinters SusanWittenoom RoswithaWulff ChariXuereb OliviaYan YenevitZambrano JuliaZwirko

TENORS MarkAshdown Sally-AnnBarbera ChristopherBarrett ChrisChinnock OlivierChretien IanConnolly LisaCottee ErwinD’Souza KevinDeSouza NickiElkin StephenHeart AdamHeeley AlistairJohnston JamesKehoe AyseKiran LizLynch EllenMcArthur IanMarshall AndrewMorris LouiseNicholas TimothyO’Reilly MargaretOlive ChristinnePatton FeRoss MarcusSommerville RhondaStapleton CaralynTaylor NatalieVaughan JuniaVazdeMelo TerryWoronov

BASSES PeterAu PhillipBelling Federico Castellucchio JimClarke PaulCollins StefanCouani JonD’Astoli JohnDeath DonaldDenoon BillDowsley MikeDunkley JimFleming GrahamGeorgeson QuentinGoldfinch JohnGolding WarrenGough RobertGroves JohnHardy PaulHeath AlexHenry RobinHill GrahamHuddy DavidJacques DavidLeonard BrianLobb TimMiles RichardMillard FrankMonagle LouisMonney AlanMorrison ColinNicholson BernardO’Connor KelvinOlive TonyPiras AndrewRodger DavidRoss JonathanSpinks RussellStapleton AndrewStark AlanTaylor NicholasTurner MichaelWalpole HaroldWerksman AlastairWilson SimonWu

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THESYDNEYYOUTHORCHESTRA

withmembersof SydneyPhilharmoniaOrchestra

SarahPenicka-Smith RehearsalConductor

FIRSTVIOLINS

FionaZiegler* Concertmaster

OliviaKowalik Concertmaster JennyBooth* KlaraDecker-Stewart RhiannaFrahill RebeccaIrwin* HannahKim JuliaLim AlexanderNorton* AlexPaterson Bao-TramPham StephanieRyan NurhanSolbudak HaydenWhite FelicityYau

SECONDVIOLINS

LeoneZiegler* JamieKrockenberger JacksonBoden NewtonCheang EmmaHayes* SophiaJuarez JoshuaKok BenjaminLi* NatalieLiu EthanPowell KimberleySantos SamSilva VanessaTammetta* LawrenceYuen

Bold =Principal *=memberofSydney PhilharmoniaOrchestra

VIOLAS

Anne-Louise

Comerford* JulianKwok BillieRoseClow JamesEccles* MarcellaFelicia JaneHazelwood* BettinaMinogue AliceMoon AlekseiPrakhiy GeorginaPrice* LiaamRao AsherTarbox CELLOS RowenaMcNeish* AlisdairGuiney LeoApollonov BelvinaBai ChristopherBennett* BaharHakimjavadi CharlotteHe EldenLoomes RoryMarshallMcClelland JavierMobellan RosemaryQuinn* JohnWu

DOUBLEBASSES

BrettBerthold* MichaelMcNamara DanielDean* GideonDionysius NicoleMurray-Prior* OliveSimpson* AdrianWhitehall*

FLUTES

RosamundPlummer* JenniferRidgeway YitingWang

OBOES

AlexFontaine* FlorenceChou GahyunLee

CLARINETS

ChristopherTingay* RobertMcKay GordonRichter BASSOONS AnthonyGrimm* HaydenBurge DylanRoberts

HORNS RobertJohnson* BrynArnold BridgetDarby GabrielDon BenjaminHansRosenbaum

TRUMPETS

AnthonyHeinrichs* ElizabethDawson TobyRands

TROMBONES ScottKinmont* HarryMacpherson JamesMcNaughton CooperRands

TUBA SamuelHannan

TIMPANI TimPaillas*

PERCUSSION AlexandraBennett NicholasGummerson GraceLee ORGAN/CELESTA AmyJohansen*

HARP PaulNicolaou

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SYDNEYPHILHARMONIACHOIRS

SydneyPhilharmoniaChoirspresentstheart ofchoralsingingatthehigheststandard,and developsthetalentsofthosewithapassion forsinging,inSydneyandbeyond.Founded in1920,ithasbecomeAustralia’sfinestchoral organisationandisaResidentCompanyof theSydneyOperaHouse.

LedbyArtisticandMusicDirectorBrett Weymark OAM since2003,SydneyPhilharmonia Choirscomprisesthreeauditionedandthree communitychoirsthatperformrepertoire fromchoralclassicstomusicaltheatreand commissions byAustraliancomposers. SPC presentsitsownannualconcertseasonand collaborateswithleadingconductors,soloists andorchestrasinAustraliaandoverseas.In 2002,SPCwasthefirstAustralianchoirtosing attheBBCProms(Mahler’sSymphonyNo.8 underSimonRattle),returningagainin2010 tocelebrateits90thanniversary.Thechoirs

performintheSydneySymphonyOrchestra’s seasoneveryyearastheyhavedoneformore than80years.SPCalsopresentsaseries of communitysingingeventsthroughoutthe year–ChorusOz(theannualBigSing), PopUp Singandsingingworkshopsthroughout SydneyandNSW.

In2020,SydneyPhilharmoniaChoirs celebrateditscentenary.Despiterestrictions onliveperformancesthatyear,itpressed aheadwithacommissioningproject–100 MinutesofNewAustralianMusic–featuring newworksbycomposersElenaKats-Chernin andDeborahCheetham,amongothers.2021 sawacautiousbutboldreturntolivechoral performancesandthelaunchofthe2022 seasonwithconcertsintheSydneyTown Hall,StAndrew’sCathedralandthenewly renovatedSydneyOperaHouseConcertHall.

STAFF

FionaHulton