https://middle-c.org/2025/10/o-fortuna-a-sacred-and-profane-wellington-auckland-choral-spectacular/ Classical Music Reviews, Wellington, New Zealand Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:29:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://middle-c.org/2025/10/o-fortuna-a-sacred-and-profane-wellington-auckland-choral-spectacular/comment-page-1/#comment-885091 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:29:38 +0000 https://middle-c.org/?p=19116#comment-885091 A colourful review, thanks Peter — and in turn a reminder of the choreography Carmina Burana by Bernard Hourseau, performed by New Zealand Ballet back in 1970s.
Jon Trimmer was the Roasted Swan, performing a searingly memorable solo all the while suspended on a long pole held aloft by hooded monks. A number of choreographic treatments have been made elsewhere on this music, but Hourseau (and Trimmer) remain outstanding memories.

]]> https://middle-c.org/2025/10/o-fortuna-a-sacred-and-profane-wellington-auckland-choral-spectacular/comment-page-1/#comment-884607 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 02:43:10 +0000 https://middle-c.org/?p=19116#comment-884607 “At this point somebody noisily dropped something on the singing platform” – in fact no one dropped anything. A non-structural part of the staging fell underneath the risers.
“Deidre Irons” – her first name is spelt Diedre.
“St. Mark’s School” – they never attended rehearsals, and it was too late to take their name off the programme.

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