Vienna BoysÂ’ Choir
The worldÂ’s favourite childrenÂ’s choir is set to perform on November 2, 2005, 7.30 pm at the Esplanade Concert Hall.
Formed in 1498 by Emperor Maximilian I, the Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys’ Choir) is one of today’s most celebrated ambassadors of music. From as early as 1926, the Choir performed outside the Austrian Imperial Chapel, paving the way to today’s highly successful world tours.
There are around 100 choristers between the ages of ten and fourteen, divided into four touring choirs. The four choirs give around 300 concerts and performances each year in front of almost half a million people. Each group spends nine to eleven weeks of the school year on tour. They visit virtually all European countries, and they are frequent guests in Asia, Australia and the Americas.
The choirÂ’s repertoire includes everything from medieval to contemporary and experimental music. Motets, lieder and folk songs form the core of the touring repertoire, as do the choirÂ’s own arrangements of waltzes and polkas by Strauss. A favourite highlight of each performance is a costumed and semi-staged childrenÂ’s opera. Composers, inspired by these light operas, have written new works specially for the Vienna BoysÂ’ Choir.
The Choir is conducted by Andy Icochea.
Prices (exclude SISTIC Fee) :
Standard - S$105, S$85, S$70, S$55, S$40,
S$20 (Restricted View), S$105 (Box Seat),
S$40 (Gallery Behind Stage)
Please add to above price S$2 SISTIC Fee for tickets above S$20 and S$1 SISTIC Fee for tickets below S$20. Charges include GST where applicable.