Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Resident at Southbank Centre
Tuesday 10 February 2009, 7pm
Joseph Haydn The Return of Tobias
Performance lasts 3 hours including interval
Sir Roger Norrington
Lucy CroweSarah
Ann HallenbergAnna
Grace DavidsonRaphael
Andrew KennedyTobias
Christopher
MaltmanTobit
Joyful Company of Singers Choir
Haydn caused something of a stir in Vienna in 1775 with the premiere of his new piece, The Return of Tobias. Based on a then
popular biblical story in which Tobias cures his blind father, the piece was an immediate hit with the Viennese audience -
as it should have been as Haydn had carefully tailored it to their tastes. However tastes change, and soon Tobias was forgotten
- Haydn's The Creation and The Seasons overtaking it in the popularity stakes. Tonight then is a rare chance to hear this
work in all its vivid and often virtuosic glory, and a chance to savour its beauty and dramatic intensity.
Queen
Elizabeth Hall at 5.45pm: OAE Extras: An introduction to The Return of Tobias. Admission free.
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