The Creation
One of the Classical era’s most influential choral works, Haydn’s The Creation traces the formation of the world from chaos to light through bold choral and orchestral writing. Music Director Peter Whelan leads this sweeping season finale, moving from solitude to human joy in one expansive masterpiece.
Concert Highlights
- Haydn’s monumental oratorio brings the biblical creation story to life, with texts drawn from Genesis and John Milton’s Paradise Lost.
- The Philharmonia Chorale takes center stage in some of the most powerful choral writing of the Classical era.
- Internationally acclaimed soloists Lucy Crowe, Nicholas Phan, and Enrico Lagasca bring vocal brilliance and dramatic presence to Haydn’s sweeping score.
- Performed on period instruments, you’ll experience the music just as early audiences did.
