Australia’s celebrated Renaissance Band unearths some of the most beautiful and fascinating music of the 16th and early 17th centuries with a unique blend of virtuosity, flair and joyful musicality
31 Sturt Street, Southbank
melbournerecital.com.au
phone: (03) 9699 3333
Single Tickets:
Full $59 Concession $49
Rhythms of the Celtic Baroque, hauntingly evocative and woven through time combines with the mesmerising melodies from the English Baroque, joyfully ornamented on La Compañia’s expressive period instruments with the exquisite voice of Jacqueline Porter.
Poetically infused with the deep roots of an ancient culture, heartfelt laments and graceful ayres are entwined with exuberant jigs and reels form Scotland, Ireland and England with a taste of early opera with If Love’s a Sweet Passion by Henry Purcell.
7pm Saturday March 1, 2025
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Melbourne Recital Centre
Jacqueline Porter – soprano
…from the Scottish Highlands, the Emerald Isle and onto the lively metropolis of Baroque London for a taste of early Opera!
Faith, knowledge and power collide in this brand new opera by Richard Mills that examines the fortunes of one of the world’s greatest thinkers.
A complex life which came into conflict with the political and religious powers of the day, Galileo is a searching meditation on questions of faith in a violent, hostile and uncertain world.
With the combined forces of La Compañia and Orchestra Victoria, and starring Victorian Opera favourite, baritone Samuel Dundas as Galileo — this project will celebrate the artistic legacy of Richard Mills.
