Organization

Conductor

Mark Elder

Chorus master

Matthew Hamilton

Singer

Soprano

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

Mezzo-soprano

Claudia Huckle

Tenor

Enea Scala

Bass

William Thomas

Orchestra

Hallé Orchestra

Others

Hallé Choir

Hallé

The Hallé – Rossini’s Stabat Mater

Manchester

United Kingdom

The Bridgewater Hall

Rossini’s Stabat Mater: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 36 Ludwig van Beethoven (+1 More)

Public

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Stabat Mater

Approved

Sir Mark Elder conductor
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha soprano | Claudia Huckle contralto
Enea Scala tenor | William Thomas bass
Hallé Choir Matthew Hamilton choral director

Beethoven Symphony No.2
Rossini Stabat Mate

Rossini’s late Stabat Mater, completed well over a decade after the end of his operatic career, is a choral masterwork. In setting the medieval Latin text recounting the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion, Rossini responded with music that exudes qualities of granite and grandeur. Such was the success of its premiere that within the following year it had been performed all over Europe twenty-nine times. Among its highlights are an affecting, unaccompanied quartet which will be performed by a superb line-up of soloists. Another is the spirited, concluding choral fugue for the Hallé Choir to relish. Beethoven’s Second Symphony, full of the wit and high spirits we associate with Rossini, make it the perfect companion to Stabat Mater.

 

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English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Crew

Ensemble