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What do you get when you ask the most prolific composer in the Classical era to compose music for an anonymous libretto about the creation of the world? Haydn’s Creation (Die Schöpfung). The libretto was first given to the great Baroque composer, Händel, but it was not seriously attempted until Haydn’s commission in 1797. The result is a monumental creation in and of itself, taking texts from the Book of Genesis, Psalms and Milton’s Paradise Lost. The Salt Lake Symphony will join forces with the Utah Voices and Dr. Michael Huff for a memorable evening of music, story and ultimately, inspiration. The story will be told in music and words, sung in English, and will feature the vocal talents of Melissa Heath, soprano; Robert Breault, tenor; and Christopher Clayton, bass-baritone as soloists.
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