Utzon Music 2025 Marshall McGuire & Simon Martyn-Ellis
6 April 2025
In the Utzon Room
Classical Music
A rare chance to hear two exquisite instruments, beautifully played — Marshall McGuire (harp) and Simon Martyn-Ellis (theorbo) in solos and duos, old and new, by Froberger, Leonarda, Glanville-Hicks, Lim, Kapsberger, Chance, Castaldi.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunday 6 April 2025 | 3pm |
| Ticket | Price per ticket |
|---|---|
| Standard | $99.90 |
| Under 30s | $69.90 |
| Student* | $25.90 |
| Multipacks | |
| Multipack (purchase two Utzon Music 2025 concerts for 15% off) | $84.90 |
| Multipack (purchase three or more Utzon Music 2025 concerts for 20% off) | $79.90 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
*For Student tickets, you will need to purchase in person at Box Office with valid Student ID. Offer is strictly limited. For Box Office information, please click here.
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Run time
The duration of this event is approximately 75 minutes.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Suitable for all ages.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
The Independent LondonMcGuire proved capable of creating spaces where soft sounds become magical.
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An afternoon of otherworldly resonances
Harps and lutes — in their many forms — have long been associated with Arcadia. Played by angels in frescos and nobility in bedchambers, fabled in verse and immortalised in manuscripts, this concert extols two of Western music’s most poetic instruments. Illustrious musicians Marshall McGuire and Simon Martyn-Ellis collaborate for the first time, creating a program dancing elegantly between classic baroque repertoire and urbane contemporary works written for harp and theorbo. Duets and solos by seventeenth-century maestros Johann Jacob Froberger, Bellerofonte Castaldi, Isabella Leonarda and Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger are interlaced between works by contemporary composers who share a love for these fine sonorities: Alice Chance, Liza Lim, Mike Marshall and Stephen Goss. This an uncommon opportunity to discover just how sumptuous these instruments are.
Presented by Sydney Opera House
Artist Information
Marshall McGuire
harp
Simon Martyn-Ellis
theorbo
Program
Bellerofonte Castaldi Cappriccio detto cerimonioso
Stephen Goss The Miller’s Tale
Mike Marshall Dec. 29th
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger Toccata prima
Peggy Granville-Hicks Pastoral from Sonata for Harp
Liza Lim Rug Music
Bellerofonte Castaldi Capriccio detto bischizzoso
Johann Jakob Froberger Lamentation
Alice Chance Old Ground
Isabella Leonarda Sonata duodecima
Plan your visit
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
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Getting here
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Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
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The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
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Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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