Handel’s Dixit Dominus and The Final of the 17th RMP ARIA
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Handel’s Dixit Dominus and The Final of the 17th RMP ARIA
12/08/2023 @ 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM UTC+10
The 17th RMP Aria presents seven of Australia’s finest oratorio soloists perform spectacular Arias and Recitatives from the world of oratorio, accompanied on piano by the brilliant Australian pianist Stefan Cassomenos.
2023 Finalists:
- Tom Buckmaster, tenor, 26, Perth WA (b. Melbourne , VIC)
- Talia Garrett-Benson, mezzo-soprano, 25, Brisbane QLD (b. Brisbane, QLD)
- Jack Jordan, tenor, 24, Melbourne VIC (b. Melbourne, VIC)
- Chloe Lankshear soprano, 29, Sydney NSW (b. Canberra ACT)
- Hannah Kostros, mezzo soprano, 29, Melbourne VIC (b. Melbourne, VIC)
- Benjamin Glover, tenor, 29, Melbourne VIC (b. East Melbourne, VIC)
- Alla Yarosh, mezzo soprano, 22, Logan City QLD (b. Tal’ne , Ukraine)
Reserve Finalist:
- Alex Owens, baritone, 24, Melbourne VIC (b. Camperdown VIC)
Following the Final, RMP Chief Conductor Andrew Wailes will direct a performance by the acclaimed RMP Choir and Orchestra and five of Australia’s finest soloists, in a rare performance of Handel’s virtuosic and spectacular Dixit Dominus.
Andrew Wailes, conductor
Stefan Cassomenos, piano and harpsichord
Mia Robinson, soprano
Astrid Girdis, soprano
Michael Burden, alto
Timothy Reynolds, tenor
Nicholas Dinopoulos, bass baritone
RMP Aria Finalists
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra