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MacMillan, Christmas Oratorio
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Classical Music, Opera, Theatre
The Hungarian National Philharmonic's Christmas Concert
The Catholic Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan was born in Kilwinning in 1959 and completed his higher education at the universities of Edinburgh and Durham. He has composed music, including operas, cantatas, concertos, choral works, solo and chamber compositions commissioned by world-famous musicians, ranging from Evelyn Glennie to Mstislav Rostropovich, and conducted by such illustrious maestros as Colin Davis. His Christmas Oratorio came into being in 2021 as a work and represents the type of contemporary music that is both widely accessible and strives for beauty. It will be performed as a Hungarian première by the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and National Choir, with Mary Bevan and Leigh Melrose as the soloists.
Program and cast
Conductor:
Sir James MacMillan
Featuring:
soprano - Mary Bevan
baritone - Leigh Melrose
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Hungarian National Choir (choirmaster: Csaba Somos)
- James MacMillan: Christmas Oratorio - Hungarian premiere
Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest
When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.
The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.
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