Utzon Music 2025 Sjaella
13 July 2025
In the Utzon Room
Classical Music
Sublime singing from German acapella ensemble Sjaella, in an ethereal program celebrating their Utzon Room debut: Purcell, Janequin, European folk song arrangements, and a gentle new work by Alice Chance.
Date | Time |
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Sunday 13 July 2025 | 2pm |
Sunday 13 July 2025 | 6pm |
Ticket | Price per ticket |
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Early Bird Offer (expires Monday 16 Dec 11:59pm) | |
Standard (15% off) | $84.90 |
Multipack (purchase two Utzon Music 2025 concerts for 20% off) | $79.90 |
Multipack (purchase three or more Utzon Music 2025 concerts for 25% off) | $74.90 |
General | |
Standard | $99.90 |
Under 30s | $69.90 |
Student* | $25.90 |
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. 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.
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The AdvertiserBeautifully blended voices held the audience spellbound.
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Heavenly voices, radiant music
It’s hard not to contemplate the celestial when you hear German ensemble Sjaella sing together, unaccompanied. With logic-defying interconnectedness, every breath, note and musical gesture appears to come from one mind. This is an out-of-the-ordinary chance to experience these wondrous musicians in an intimate space — rather than their usual sold-out halls and cathedrals around the world — performing Henry Purcell, Clement Janequin, Caroline Shaw, arrangements of Norwegian, Irish, Icelandic, German, and Finnish traditional songs, and a work by young Sydney composer Alice Chance, learnt especially for Utzon. In their own words, 'Sjaella is the soul of the women who appear together on stage and have not lost a child-like experience of the world'.
Presented by Sydney Opera House
Artist Information
Viola Blanche
soprano
Marie Fenske
soprano
Franziska Eberhardt
soprano
Marie Charlotte Seidel
mezzo soprano
Luisa Klose
alto
Helene Erben
alto
Program
Henry Purcell A Bird’s Prelude
from The Fairy Queen
Clement Janequin Le Rossignol
from Le chant des oiseaux arranged Susanne Blanche
Caroline Shaw Dolce Cantavi
text by Francesca Turini Bufalini Contessa di Stupinigi
Alice Chance Cockatoo Circus
Henry Purcell
Thus the Ever Grateful Spring
Here’s the Summer, Sprightly, Gay
See My Many Coloured Fields
Now Winter Comes Slowly
from The Fairy Queen, Act 4, 1962
text after A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
arranged Gregor Meyer
Sjaella Hypophysis
text Felicitas Erben, with musical input from Shara Nova
Traditional Sorbian Hanka arranged Walburga Walde
Traditional Irish Our Wedding Day
arranged Michael McGlynn, Franziska Eberhardt
Traditional Breton Son ar Chistr
arranged Michael Eimann
Traditional Finnish Kuulin Äänen
arranged Laura Jēkabsone
Plan your visit
Venue information
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Getting here
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Frequently asked questions
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Please contact Box Office on 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. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
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