Tippett’s A Child of Our Time
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- All about the music
Universal. Spiritual. A message for all times.
Who’s on stage
Over two hundred musicians from across the North will be on stage with Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia, four superstar soloists, principal conductor Dinis Sousa and Royal Northern Sinfonia for this enormous afternoon performance.
Need to know
Price: £19 – £46
Discounts: save if you’re under 17, aged 18 – 30, a classical first timer, or a group of 10 or more people. Check the details.
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes, no interval.
Age: under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
What you'll hear
Michael Tippett A Child of Our Time (75’)
Who's playing
Dinis Sousa conductor
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha soprano
Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Nicky Spence tenor
Willard White bass-baritone
Tim Burke chorus director
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Massed Musical Forces of the North East
What's happening in the music?
Moving and sublime, Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time is that rare thing – a non-religious choral work, and one that has come to be seen as one of the twentieth century’s masterpieces. Tippett uses a whole array of influences in his music, most notably African American spirituals, underlining the universality of the message, and giving what could be a very dark evening of music an underlying note of hope and unity. As part of our Share the Stage project, musicians and vocalists from across the North East join us on stage for an epic mass-participation experience.
