SATURDAY Series Opera Gala CSO Season 2019 Support the CSO’s 2019 Tax Appeal As the votes are counted from today’s federal election, one thing is certain: the CSO will strive to deliver our policy of thrilling musical experiences for you and the community. The CSO depends upon our fundraising activities to keep delivering great concerts and life-changing programs. They are a vital source of income, so we urge you to give generously to this year’s end of financial year campaign. Today, you’ve exercised your democratic duty. If you’ve not already done so, you could complete your civic duty with a tax deductable contribution. Look out for our newest additions to the fundraising team, ‘Tap to Donate’ portals, in the foyer or near the exits on level 4. Donate before June 30 by phone, online, or donation portals. 02 6247 9191 cso.org.au Program Saturday 18 May, 2019 Llewellyn Hall, ANU, 7.30pm Richard Gill AO In Memoriam Jessica Cottis Conductor Jacqueline Porter Soprano Jeremy Kleeman Bass-baritone ANU School of Music Chamber Choir MONTEVERDI Orfeo—Overture GLUCK Orfeo ed Euridice Che fiero momento GLUCK Orfeo ed Euridice Overture GLUCK Orfeo ed Euridice—Dance of the Blessed Spirits MOZART Le Nozze di Figaro Cinque, dieci, venti/ora si ch’io Se a caso Madama Se vuol ballare Dove sono Aprite un po’ BEETHOVEN Fidelio op. 72 Overture BEETHOVEN Fidelio, op. 72 O war itch schon BIZET Carmen—Prelude and Aragonaise BIZET Carmen—Intermezzo BIZET Carmen—Chanson de Toreador PUCCINI La Bohème—Vecchia zimara PUCCINI La Bohème—Donde lieta LEHAR Die lustige Witwe—Lippen schweigen COLE PORTER Kiss Me Kate —Wunderbar SONDHEIM Sunday in the Park with George—Sunday We acknowledge and celebrate the Estimated Durations: First Australians on whose traditional FIRST HALF 45 minutes lands we meet, and pay our respect to Interval 20 minutes the elders of the Ngunnawal people SECOND HALF 45 minutes past and present. — Program notes by Angus McPherson © 2019 Angus is Deputy Editor at Limelight Magazine OUR GOVERNMENT PARTNERS SATURDAY The CSO is assisted by the Commonwealth Goverment through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body Series Canberra Symphony Orchestra Season 2019 3 Opera Gala New Combination “Bean” Lorry No.341 commissioned 31st December 1925. 117 YEARS OF POWERING PROGRESS TOGETHER Since 1901, Shell has invested in large projects which have contributed to the prosperity of the Australian economy. We value our partnerships with communities, governments and industry. And celebrate our longstanding partnership with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. shell.com.au Photograph courtesy of The University of Melbourne Archives 2008.0045.0601 SHA3112_CSO_245x172.indd 1 19/01/2018 11:11 AM Welcome The CSO has launched its annual tax appeal. It’s your advocacy, by way of donation (big or small), that makes new musical partnerships and technically-demanding performance opportunities possible. More shared experiences for our part-time professional orchestra will result in stronger performances and artistic cohesion that will sustain our audiences into the future. You can donate online, or by calling Welcome back to Llewellyn the CSO office. The CSO’s beloved Richard Hall for the Canberra We are always looking Gill AO was to have Symphony Orchestra’s for ways to make giving conducted this opera Opera Gala. to the CSO easier. After gala. Until the very end, Tonight, two of receiving terrific feedback he held on to the hope opera’s most exciting young from some of our audience that this would be his last stars—Jacqueline Porter who wanted to give a small performance with the CSO. and Jeremy Kleeman join amount more regularly, we He programmed it exactly the CSO for an evening of now have two tap to donate as it will be heard, and I passion and drama as we portals. Each tap will had the pleasure to have present an opera program donate five dollars to the many conversations with created by the late Richard CSO. I encourage you to him about his ideas for this Gill AO and beautifully tap your card as many concert. The CSO would illustrated for you tonight times as you like! not exist in its present New Combination “Bean” Lorry No.341 commissioned 31st December 1925. by conductor Jessica Cottis. As ever, we sincerely form were it not for the Off the stage, the thank the ACT Government, love and dedication that CSO proudly offered four the Australia Council and all Richard poured into our organisation, and we mourn scholarships through of our partners and donors its Rediscovering Music for their generous support his loss deeply. This Opera program for people with in 2019. Also, the CSO Gala will be a moving 117 YEARS OF POWERING hearing loss. Two adult and applauds you, our patrons, tribute to the great man. two children in the hearing for your continued support It will be conducted by the PROGRESS TOGETHER impaired community can of the CSO. remarkable Jessica Cottis, learn an instrument of their — one of the few conductors choice with a CSO musician. Rachel Thomas who can approach Since 1901, Shell has invested in large projects which have contributed to the prosperity of Thank you to Kristen Chief Executive Officer Richard’s unique level of the Australian economy. We value our partnerships with communities, governments and Sutcliffe for directing this (Acting) eloquence as both musician industry. And celebrate our longstanding partnership with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. important program in our and as an advocate for community. inspirational musical connections. — Dr Nicholas Milton AM Artistic Patronage ActewAGL Chief Conductor and Artistic Director shell.com.au Canberra Symphony Orchestra Season 2019 Photograph courtesy of The University of Melbourne Archives 2008.0045.0601 5 WELCOME SHA3112_CSO_245x172.indd 1 19/01/2018 11:11 AM Conductor as debuts with Houston the Sydney Symphony Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra where she London Symphony conducted over thirty Orchestra, Malmö concerts per year with the Symphony Orchestra, orchestra, being lauded Orquestra Simfònica de in the Australian press as Barcelona i Nacional de “one of the big hopes for Catalunya, Gavle Symphony change”. Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Born in Australia and Philharmonic Orchestra and a dual British-Australian Malaysian Philharmonic citizen, Jessica Cottis among others. was awarded a first class In the upcoming honours degree in organ, 2018-19 season, Jessica piano and musicology from will perform in her Los the Australian National Angeles Philharmonic University and continued Hailed in the UK music Orchestra debut, as well as her studies as an organist press as “one to watch”, revisiting the City of London with Marie-Claire Alain in Jessica Cottis possesses Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Paris, winning awards from intellectual rigour, Orchestra, London’s Royal the Royal Philharmonic innate musicality and Philharmonic Orchestra, Society and Royal College an easy authority; she is laVerdi in Milan, and the OBC of Organists. A wrist injury a charismatic figure on in Barcelona. She will return subsequently halted her the podium who brings to work for the Royal Opera playing career and, after dynamism, intensity and House in London again, reading Law, she began clarity of vision to all her conducting the premieres of conducting studies in 2006, performances. two significant new opera studying with Colin Metters Frequently in demand commissions. She will return and Sir Colin Davis on the as guest conductor, also to her native Australia postgraduate conducting highlights of recent seasons to conduct Canberra course at the Royal include performances with Symphony Orchestra, as Academy of Music. the Sydney Symphony well as Monash Academy A gifted communicator, Orchestra, London Orchestra in Melbourne. Jessica Cottis is already Philharmonic Orchestra, Her international career acting as an inspiration to Royal Philharmonic was launched through the younger generation. Orchestra, BBC Symphony close working relationships She has filmed projects for Orchestra, BBC National with mentors including Play School (ABC Australia), Orchestra of Wales, Vladimir Ashkenazy and CBeebies (BBC) and the BBC Concert Orchestra, Donald Runnicles. From Royal Opera House, has L’Orchestra Sinfonica di 2009 to 2011 she was conducted projects with Milano Giuseppe Verdi Assistant Conductor at the organisations such as the (laVerdi), l’Orchestre BBC Scottish Symphony National Youth Orchestra of Philharmonique de Monte Orchestra and Fellow in Great Britain and Sistema Carlo, New Zealand Conducting at the Royal Scotland, and led courses Symphony Orchestra, Conservatoire of Scotland, for female conductors and recording with the and from 2012 to 2014 with London’s Royal BBC Scottish Symphony Assistant Conductor of Philharmonic Society. Orchestra. 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