The Spectre's Bride - Dvorak: For choir and orchestra at Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne on Sunday 20th May 2018

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The Spectre's Bride - Dvorak

For choir and orchestra

Add to my Calendar 20-05-2018 19:30 20-05-2018 21:30 36 The Spectre's Bride - Dvorak The Spectre's Bride (Dvorak)For soloists, choir and orchestra The New Tyneside Orchestra is delighted to be joined by Ars Cantata Zurich for this performance as part of a cultural exchange.A girl prays for the return of her bridegroom who has been gone for three years. That night he knocks on her window and asks her to follow him to their marital home. She obeys, not realising that he is no longer among the living.There follows an unpleasant trip through forest and across moors accompanied by a howling wind and the cries of dogs, crows, toads, and birds of prey. The bridegroom takes the bride's prayer book, rosary, and cross from her. 'Home' is the cemetery - the bride flees into the mortuary and locks the door. Outside and inside the dead are moving and the bridegroom demands to be let in. The bride prays and prays; at dawn everything is quiet, the bridegroom gone, and the girl is saved.The New Tyneside Orchestra is delighted to be joined by Ars Cantata Zurich for this performance. We will then travel to Zurich the following weekend for a performance in the city.Please note that online ticket sales may close the day before the performance but tickets will still be available on the door. Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas
St Nicholas Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 1PF
England

Sunday 20th May 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Antonin Dvorak – The Spectre's Bride, Op.69

Performers

Fae Evelyn – soprano
Austin Gunn – Tenor
Tom Asher – Bass
Monica Buckland – Conductor
Dawn Allen – Leader

New Tyneside Orchestra
Ars Cantata Zurich

Programme Note

The Spectre's Bride (Dvorak)
For soloists, choir and orchestra

The New Tyneside Orchestra is delighted to be joined by Ars Cantata Zurich for this performance as part of a cultural exchange.

A girl prays for the return of her bridegroom who has been gone for three years. That night he knocks on her window and asks her to follow him to their marital home. She obeys, not realising that he is no longer among the living.

There follows an unpleasant trip through forest and across moors accompanied by a howling wind and the cries of dogs, crows, toads, and birds of prey. The bridegroom takes the bride's prayer book, rosary, and cross from her. 'Home' is the cemetery - the bride flees into the mortuary and locks the door. Outside and inside the dead are moving and the bridegroom demands to be let in. The bride prays and prays; at dawn everything is quiet, the bridegroom gone, and the girl is saved.

The New Tyneside Orchestra is delighted to be joined by Ars Cantata Zurich for this performance. We will then travel to Zurich the following weekend for a performance in the city.

Please note that online ticket sales may close the day before the performance but tickets will still be available on the door.

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