The Singapore Symphony Orchestra rings in the Christmas season with two magical evenings of Christmas carols and yuletide melodies on 10 and 12 December at the Esplanade Concert Hall.
Conductor Jason Lai and the SSO, together with soprano Ee-Ping, the Singapore Symphony Chorus and the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir, will present a selection of music to get the audience into a holiday mood.
Highlights of the programme include excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite No. 1, Three Holiday Songs from Home Alone by John Williams, J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (Part 1) as well as the Angels’ Carol, Nativity Carol and Shepherd’s Pipe Carol by John Rutter.
Soprano Ee-Ping will join the orchestra for Verdi’s ‘Mercè, dilette amiche’ from I Vespri Siciliani, and Winter Wonderland for solo voice and orchestra by Felix Bernard.
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Date & time
10 & 12 December 2013 (Tuesday & Thursday), 7.30 pm
Venue
Esplanade Concert Hall
Performers
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Jason Lai, conductor
Ee-Ping, soprano
Singapore Symphony Chorus
Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir
Ticket prices*
$75, $60, $45, $32, $22, $15
*before booking fees: $1 for tickets $20 and below, and $3 for tickets above $20
Concession discounts
Students, Senior Citizens & NSF: $16, $12
Tickets are available from SISTIC hotline: 6348 5555, website: www.sistic.com.sg, SISTIC counters islandwide and Esplanade Box Office.
