Airdate: Sydney Symphony Orchestra Live Gala

After two years of renewal works, the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House is finally ready to reopen.

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra takes to the stage to perform Mahler’s Second Symphony under the direction of their new Chief Conductor Simone Young in a Live ABC broadcast, Sydney Symphony Orchestra Live Gala.

In a spectacle not to be missed, Mahler’s symphony, known as The Resurrection, brings together the 100 musicians of the Sydney Symphony with 190 members of the Sydney Philharmonic Choirs and an all-star cast including Australian Nicole Car (soprano) and Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano, US).

The performance also features a new work by renowned First Nations composer William Barton with the Gondwana Indigenous Children’s Choir and the Sydney Children’s Choir.

This historical moment marks the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 90th anniversary and their return to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall – the iconic venue that it has called home since its opening in 1973.

The concert will also be broadcast on ABC Classic and on the ABC listen app.

Production credit:   ABC Executive Producer, Janet Gaeta.
ABC Classic Executive Producer, Matthew Dewey.

Thursday, 21 July, 8pm on ABC.