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Opera Queensland Red Dirt Hymns Bel Canto
8 Mar 2025, 7:30pm
Opera Queensland Studio
1 hour 20 minutes
(no interval, subject to change without notice)
$65
Season Announcements
oqreddirthymns25 Red Dirt Hymns Opera Queensland Opera Opera Queensland Red Dirt Hymns Bel Canto
8 Mar 2025, 7:30pm
Opera Queensland Studio
Overview
The idea of acclaimed composer Andrew Ford, Red Dirt Hymns is a collection of secular hymns with lyrics by some of Australia’s finest writers. Working with poets including Sarah Holland-Batt, John Kinsella and Ellen van Neerven, Ford has created a collection of songs that sing praise to the everyday. Be it in the shape of a vase or desire by a river at dusk, Red Dirt Hymns sings of an Australia we all know and love.
If the Birth of Bel Canto is a concert exploring the beginnings of bel canto music, in Red Dirt Hymns we invite you to explore the art of song today.
Artists
- Conductor Andrew Ford
- Director Patrick Nolan
- Director Steve Newcomb
- Jazz Department Vocal and Instrumental students
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