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Adelaide Festival – A Child of Our Time

Adelaide Festival – A Child of Our Time

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Adelaide Festival – A Child of Our Time

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Written in response to the Nazi’s infamous Kristallnacht of 1938, Tippett’s secular oratorio, with its inspired use of Afro-American spirituals (Steal Away, Nobody Knows the Trouble, Go Down Moses, Deep River), has endured as a universal statement about horrific conflict and ways of healing.

In music that is both of, and ahead of its time, Brett Weymark conducts the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and a massive choir drawn from all walks of life across the city for this unique event.

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  • 70 mins, no interval Duration* Due to the nature of live music, the duration listed is an estimate only.
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