The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presented the “2016-17 Season Closing Concert ─ Eine florentinische Tragödie, on Saturday, 29 July, at 8pm, at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, counting on the support of a great number of music enthusiasts. The concert also featured the eternal masterpiece Songs of a Wayfarer by Gustav Mahler, closing the concert season with the sound of resounding applause.
This closing concert features the staged version of renowned opera Eine florentinische Tragödie by Alexander von Zemlinsky. This opera, based on a never-completed play by the composer Oscar Wilde, is set during the Renaissance period and narrates the love and hatred story between a wealthy merchant and a nobleman. The thrilling and tense plot of the staged version of this one-act opera were highlighted by OM’s performance under the baton of the Music Director and Principal Conductor, Lu Jia. The concert also presented Gustav Mahler’s romantic work Songs of a Wayfarer, which described the youth’s expectation for love but ended in great disappointments. The entrancing melodies of two musical pieces as well as the sincere interpretation of the singers and the Orchestra left the audience enraptured. In addition, in order to allow the public to know more about the opera’s plot, Conductor Lu Jia personally presented an introduction to this work to the audience before the concert.
Macao Orchestra’s 2017-18 Concert Season will kick off in September, featuring over 50 extraordinary programmes. Tickets are now available at the Macau Ticketing Network. An early bird 40% discount is offered before 31 August, subject to certain criteria. For more information about the ticket discounts, please refer to the new Concert Season’s booklet, which can be obtained at the Macau Ticketing Network outlets for free. The electronic version can be downloaded on OM’s website www.icm.gov.mo/om. For more information and enquiries about the programme, please contact OM through tel. no. 2853 0782, during office hours. 24-hours ticketing hotline: 2855 5555; online ticket reservation is available at www.macauticket.com.
