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Mendelssohn’s Elijah With Bryn Terfel
Sydney Opera House · Sydney
30 Oct 2026
AUD 50 – AUD 179
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Production
Orchestral Symphony Concert
Mendelssohn’s Elijah With Bryn Terfel – Sydney Opera House, Sydney
- Date
- Friday, 30 October 2026
- Time
- 19:00
- Duration
- 02:30
- Venue
- Sydney Opera House
- Address
- Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
- City
- Sydney
- Organisation
- Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Price range
- AUD 50 – AUD 179
About this event
This concert presentation of Mendelssohn’s Elijah is a flagship event in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 season, centered on Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel in one of his signature roles. Led by Chief Conductor Simone Young, the performance brings together the full Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs to create a large-scale, dramatic sound world. The interpretation emphasizes the work’s theatrical intensity and spiritual power, highlighting the interplay of threat and miracle across the oratorio. A distinguished team of soloists joins Terfel: Samantha Clarke (soprano, The Angel), Eleanor Lyons (soprano), Noa Beinart (mezzo-soprano), and Shanul Sharma (tenor). An open rehearsal is scheduled to offer the public insight into the creative process.
Cast & creative
Soprano
Eleanor Lyons
Mezzo-soprano
Noa Beinart
Tenor
Shanul Sharma
Conductor
Simone Young
Soprano
Samantha Clarke
Bass-Baritone
Bryn Terfel- F
Composer
Felix Mendelssohn - J
Librettist
Julius Schubring - K
Librettist
Karl Klingemann - W
Librettist
William Bartholomew
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