Sat, Nov 25
|Helsinki
A Child of Our Time (M. Tippet)
This is a very special modern oratorio for choir, orchestra and soloists. It was composed by M. Tippet between 1939 and 41, when the IIWW was casting a huge shadow on many people's lives. Júlia Arquillo will be one of the soprano soloists.
Time & Location
Nov 25, 2023, 4:00 PM – 5:10 PM
Helsinki, Musiikkitalo, Töölönlahdenkatu, 00100 Helsinki, Finlandia
About the event
With his work "A Child of Our Time" (1939–41), Michael Tippett sent a strong message to his contemporaries about the necessity of understanding others at a time when societies were extremely divided and nation-state disputes ignited the Second World War. Tippett broke away from the norms of his time to bring the voices of the downtrodden heard by replacing the oratorio's chorales with African-American spirituals.
Get your tickets here
https://musiikkitalo.fi/tapahtumat/a-child-of-our-time/
- Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra
- Sibelius Academy Choir
- The choir of the Kuopio unit of the Sibelius Academy
- The choir of the music house
- Vocal soloists of the Sibelius Academy:
- Soprano Hannele Ahola, Hanna Hasu, Manca Kumar, Júlia Pérez Arquillo
- Alto Maija Turunen, Leni Välimäki
- Tenor Aarne Mansikka, Otso Sipilä
- Bass Ivan Besedin, Okko Lakka, Paulus Hartikainen