Live Event, Livestream
Stabat Mater
The NZSO, Choirs Aotearoa and four extraordinary singers present Rossini’s Stabat Mater and Kiwi composer Victoria Kelly’s response to that work.
Wellington concert will be livestreamed from the Michael Fowler Centre.
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Programme
Victoria Kelly Stabat Mater (World Premiere NZSO Commission)
Rossini Stabat Mater
Rossini’s majestic Stabat Mater is based on the thirteenth-century liturgy describing the Virgin Mary’s suffering at the crucifixion of her son, Jesus. This text, written by a priest and influencing the perceived role of women throughout Western history, stands in dialogue with Kelly’s, a contemporary appraisal of Mary, motherhood, and women.
Joining us is acclaimed Italian conductor Valentina Peleggi, increasingly sought after as an inspired conductor of opera. Concerto.com declaimed that Peleggi “has Rossini in her blood […and displays] radiant leadership.”
Made possible with support from the NZSO Stabat Mater syndicate of Donors