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Bach’s St Matthew Passion (Mendelssohn Version)

When

Thursday 17 April from 7pm to 9:30pm

Cost

Starting from: Premium $140 | A $114 | B $88 | C $60 | D $45 Concessions $126| A $103| B $79 | C $55 | D $41 Under 30 $30. A booking fee of $8.95 per transaction applies.

Hear the St Matthew Passion through ‘Romantic ears’ in a recreation of the concert that sparked the 19th-century Bach revival.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ Chamber Singers and VOX are joined by the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra in an illuminating performance of Mendelssohn’s 1841 version.

Conducted by Elizabeth Scott, with Evangelist Andrew Goodwin and Teddy Tahu Rhodes returning to sing the role of Christus.

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