It’s one thing to hear music inspired by Shakespeare, and it’s another thing to listen to it performed alongside narration from a living theatre legend.
Helpmann Award-winner John Bell accompanies Queensland Symphony Orchestra on stage, combining music and spoken word to bring Shakespeare’s tragic comedy The Tempest to life. Prepare to be swept up in the blustery tale of Propsero, the exiled Duke of Milan who is banished to a remote island where he conjures a storm to shipwreck his traitorous brother.
This expertly curated program boasts some of the most exciting pieces of music from Sibelius’ Tempest suites, along with other Tempest-inspired works by Honneger, Purcell and Tchaikovsky. If you’re a fan of theatre, Shakespeare or music, you won’t want to miss this riveting one night only performance told by one of the biggest names in Australian theatre.
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