Organization

Conductor

Marios Papadopoulos

Singer

Mhairí Lawson

Soloists

Thomas Elwin

Jonathan Brown

Others

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

The Choir of Merton College

Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2 -  (The Creation)

Oxford

United Kingdom

The Sheldonian Theatre

Public

The Creation

Approved

In 1791, Joseph Haydn was overwhelmed by a performance of Handel’s Messiah in London. As he prepared to return home, Haydn was slipped a libretto on the subject of the creation of the universe originally conceived for Handel. When The Creation was first performed seven years later, Haydn was overcome yet again - this time by his own achievements. In representing chaos and the creation of light, the oratorio’s elemental inspiration transcends the boundaries of its era. In the building where Haydn received his Oxford doctorate, we are joined by soloists and the Choir of Merton College for Haydn’s most inspired ‘creation’.

English

The Creation by Haydn, From (2023/2023), Conductor Marios Papadopoulos, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, United Kingdom

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Cast

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