Haydn's The Seasons: With immersive projections at Barbican Hall, London on Tuesday 4th October 2022

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Haydn's The Seasons

With immersive projections

Part of the Academy of Ancient Music 2022-23 | 'Tis Nature's Voice Season

Add to my Calendar 04-10-2022 19:30 04-10-2022 21:30 36 Haydn's The Seasons Haydn’s life-affirming oratorio of nature, humanity and the eternal cycle of the year will be conducted by AAM Music Director Laurence Cummings and brought vividly to life with striking new visuals in a co-production with The Barbican. ‘How refreshing to the senses! How reviving to the heart!’ Haydn’s The Seasons embraces the whole of nature, brimming with all the generosity, humour and uninhibited humanity that only he could supply. There are storms and sunrises, drunken farmers and a ploughman whistling an oddly familiar tune: in short, it’s exactly what you’d expect from a sequel to The Creation. And if you heard Laurence Cummings conduct The Creation last year, you’ll have some idea of what to expect – including specially-commissioned digital projections from Nina Dunn, designed to pull the imagination into Haydn’s creative world. Add a world-beating team of soloists, plus some of the best tunes Haydn ever wrote, and this should be a magnificent launch for ‘Tis nature’s voice: AAM’s season-long musical exploration of the environment and our place within it. There will be a free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. Barbican Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Barbican Hall
Silk Street
Barbican, City of London
London
EC2Y 8DS
England

Tuesday 4th October 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Joseph Haydn – The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3

Performers

Sophie Bevan – soprano
Benjamin Hulett – tenor
Jonathan Lemalu – bass-baritone
Laurence Cummings – Conductor

Academy of Ancient Music

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Programme Note

Haydn’s life-affirming oratorio of nature, humanity and the eternal cycle of the year will be conducted by AAM Music Director Laurence Cummings and brought vividly to life with striking new visuals in a co-production with The Barbican.

‘How refreshing to the senses! How reviving to the heart!’ Haydn’s The Seasons embraces the whole of nature, brimming with all the generosity, humour and uninhibited humanity that only he could supply. There are storms and sunrises, drunken farmers and a ploughman whistling an oddly familiar tune: in short, it’s exactly what you’d expect from a sequel to The Creation.

And if you heard Laurence Cummings conduct The Creation last year, you’ll have some idea of what to expect – including specially-commissioned digital projections from Nina Dunn, designed to pull the imagination into Haydn’s creative world. Add a world-beating team of soloists, plus some of the best tunes Haydn ever wrote, and this should be a magnificent launch for ‘Tis nature’s voice: AAM’s season-long musical exploration of the environment and our place within it.

There will be a free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm.

Decorative image of apples for Haydn's The Seasons

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