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Sudbury Symphony – Messiah

Sudbury Messiah
  • 26/11/2016

  • Event Categories:Concert
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Venue
Glad Tidings Church
Location
Sudbury, ON

Featuring

Carla Huhtanen – soprano
Pamela Teed – mezzo soprano
Joey Niceforo – tenor
Peter McGillivray – baritone
Mélanie Léonard – conductor
Sudbury Symphony Orchestra
Bel Canto Chorus
Sudbury Chamber Choir
Laurentian University Choir
Robert Hall – Chorus Master


Handel’s Messiah is widely considered to be the most famous piece of classical music in the world. It premiered to great acclaim in Dublin in 1741 and has been popular ever since. The original work, written in just 18 days, was composed for a relatively small ensemble and designed to be easily performed in smaller public venues and churches.

The work was so popular that some of the greatest master composers, including Mozart, have tweaked and expanded the score over the years, and today it is possible to see Messiah performed with a massive orchestra and choirs in the thousands. Today’s performance though, will more closely mirror the original work and we humbly request, as was done at the 1742 premiere, that ladies remove their hoops and men their swords!

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“The finest singing of the evening came from baritone Peter McGillivray... He caught the colour and nuance of every word in his lines and delivered them with a round, cultivated tone that perfectly reflected his character’s self-satisfied suavity.”
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Saskatchewan-born, Sudbury-based baritone Peter McGillivray is a seasoned performing artist who first burst on to the scene as winner of the 2003 CBC Young Performers Competition. A former member of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio and alumnus of the University of Toronto, he has also spent a season on the roster of the Metropolitan Opera (La Bohème & Capriccio). Recent credits include work with Calgary Opera (Pagliacci, Moby Dick & Silent Night), Manitoba Opera (La Bohème), Edmonton Opera (Die Fledermaus), Vancouver Opera (Albert Herring), Pacific Opera Victoria (Barber of Seville), Opéra de Québec (Madama Butterfly), Opera Lyra Ottawa (La Bohème, Barber of Seville) & the Canadian Opera Company (Gianni Schicchi). Engagements for 2016-17 include stints with Dallas Opera (Moby Dick), the Elmer Iseler Singers (Messiah), Edmonton Opera (La Cenerentola and Opera de Québec (Le barbier de Séville).

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