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Brisbane Lyric Opera: Agony & Ecstasy – Music of Vivaldi and Pergolesi
27 March @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm AEDT
An evening of profound emotional extremes awaits you in this exquisite baroque programme.
Experience the radiant joy of Vivaldi’s uplifting motets “Ascende laeta”, a jubilant celebration of the soul’s ascent, and “Sum in medio tempestatum”, a powerful cry amid life’s storms — both bursting with the composer’s signature vitality and brilliance.
Then, surrender to the heart-wrenching sorrow of Pergolesi’s immortal Stabat Mater, one of the most moving meditations on the Virgin Mary’s suffering ever written, its tender melodies cutting straight to the soul.
Here, in a single unforgettable concert, you will journey from celestial ecstasy to piercing agony and back again — pure baroque intensity brought to life.
This concert is generously supported by Woodford-Carr and Associates.
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