Visions of Verdi - later operas Sunday 9 Nov 2025
Explore the passionate and conflicted world of Verdi's later operas
Highlights from I Vespri Siciliani, Un Ballo in Maschera, La Forza del Destino ,
Don Carlo and Otello
Visions of Verdi - later operas Sunday 9 Nov 2025
Visions of Verdi - later operas
EXCERPTS FROM
I Vespri Siciliani
Louise Keast as Elena
Un Ballo in Maschera
Kerry Nicholson as Amelia, Hongxin Jiang as Riccardo, Michael Lampard as Renato,
Emily Turner as Oscar, Jill Sullivan as Ulrica.
La Forza del Destino
Leah Thomas as Leonora, Hongxin Jiang as Alvaro, Tristan Entwistle as Carlo, Angelique Tot as Preziosilla, Matt Gaskin aș Trabucco
Don Carlo
Emma Häll as Elisabetta, Leah Thomas as Eboli, Maria Hemphill as Tebaldo, Hongxin Jiang as Don Carlo, Tristan Entwistle as Rodrigo, and Emily Turner as The Voice of Heaven.
Otello
Jillian Halleron as Desdemona, Michael Lampard as Iago
With the augmented TOSC Ensemble and Meg Adeney, Emmeline Booth, Amanda Kelly and Sandra Oldis.
And pianists Claire Howard Race and Martin Lijauco
Visions of Verdi - later operas Sunday 9 Nov 2025
Visions of Verdi - later operas
The Opera and Song Collective invites you into the passionate, conflicted and at times playful world of Verdi’s late masterpieces.
No composer captures sweeping melody, pathos, intrigue, and patriotic fire like Giuseppe Verdi. Under the baton of Simon Kenway, leading Australian singers present narrated, semi-staged excerpts from five of his greatest operas: I Vespri Siciliani, Un Ballo in Maschera, La Forza del Destino, Don Carlo, and Otello. Expect thrilling arias, ardent duets, stirring ensembles and welcome moments of humour amid the drama.
Featured artists include sopranos Emma Häll, Jillian Halleron, Maria Hemphill, Louise Keast, Kerry Nicholson, Leah Thomas and Emily Turner ; mezzo-sopranos Jill Sullivan and Angelique Tot; tenors Hongxin Jiang and Matt Gaskin; baritones Tristan Entwistle and Michael Lampard.
We are joined by the extended TOSC ensemble, Emmeline Booth, Nadia Cassidy, Amanda Kelly, Sandra Oldis, Dale Schilling and actor /choreographer, Penny Korths.
With pianists Claire Howard Race and Martin Lijauco in virtuosic four-hands performance, and the splendour of Mosman Art Gallery’s Grand Hall, this Verdi celebration promises an unforgettable afternoon.