Singapore Sun Festival in October 2011

The Singapore Sun Festival is back! Touted as Singapore’s Premier Music and Lifestyle Festival, it is bringing in over 250 international artists and celebrities in more than 90 events in 10 days to celebrate the art of living! Performing artistes include Kiri Te Kanawa, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, and the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir.

And of course, there will be visual arts events, film screenings, literature workshops, Wine & Cuisine stuff, and of course, Wellness events, comprising of yoga workshops.

Visit www.singaporesunfestival.com for more details

Singapore Sun Festival 2011 Gala Opening Concert Featuring Robert Redford, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa & Vienna Boys Choir Saturday 18 Oct • 7:30 p.m.

For the first time ever – Academy Award-winning director and actor Robert Redford, the legendary grand dame of opera, Kiri Te Kanawa, and the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir – will share one stage to present an unforgettable evening of music, story-telling and popular opera classics.

The evening opens with the narration of the story of Peter and the Wolf by Robert Redford, accompanied by the Academies Festival Orchestra comprising players from two of the world’s most established conservatories, America’s Peabody Institute and London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama, as well as Singapore’s acclaimed Yong Siew Toh Conservatory under the baton of Mexican conductor, Alondra de la Parra.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa then takes to the stage to present a selection of beloved arias and songs, together with the Vienna Boys Choir, led by guest conductor, Julian Reynolds.

Programme
Marquez: Danzon No. 2
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf,
Narrated by Robert Redford
Korngold: Overture to The Sea Hawk
Korngold: Marietta’s lied (Die tote Stadt)
Strauss: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Chabrier: Overture to Gwendoline
Charpentier: Depuis le jour (Louise)
Mascagni: Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana)
Mascagni: Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Rusticana)
Puccini: Si, mi chiamano Mimi (La Bohème)
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Wirth: We Dream Together
Gershwin: By Strauss
Bernstein: Somewhere (West Side Story)

Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive Singapore 038981
Prices: S$ 248 / 198 / 148 / 108 / 68
Bookings/Enquiries: Call: (65) 6348 5555
Booking Website: www.sistic.com.sg