Cantoris Choir: A Night at the Opera
- Date: 10/05/2025 19:30 - 21:00
- Location: St Peter's on Willis, Wellington
- Tickets: $20-$25 | Free for under 18yrs
Cantoris' new music director, Ingrid Schoenfeld, has put together a delightful programme for her first concert with the choir - a celebration of classic opera choruses from Verdi, Wagner, Purcell, Orff, Mendelssohn, Mozart and more!
The choir will be joined by popular Wellington soloists Barbara Paterson and William McElwee, and accompanied by the brilliant Heather Easting on the organ.
What's in the programme:
Chorus of Hebrew Slaves, Nabucco - Verdi
Anvil Chorus, Il trovatore - Verdi
Humming Chorus, Madama Butterfly - Puccini
Bell Chorus, I Pagliacci - Leoncavallo
Procession of Nobles, Mlada - Rimsky-Korsakov
Dido’s Lament, Dido and Aeneas - Purcell
With Drooping Wings, Dido and Aeneas - Purcell
Habanera, Carmen - Bizet
March of the Toreador, Carmen - Bizet
Chorus of Enchanted Islanders, Alcina - Handel
Brindisi, La Traviata - Verdi
Polovtsian Dances, Prince Igor - Borodin
Voyagers' Chorus, Idomeneo - Mozart
O Fortuna, Carmina Burana - Orff
How Strange Their Ends, Theodora - Handel
Heil sei euch Geweihten, The Magic Flute - Mozart
Quel est l'audacieux, Orphée et Eurydice - Gluck
