Dubai Singers
Frances Barton
Feb 28, 2025
Some 100 Voices, with a 50-piece Orchestra to perform at
Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi, Saturday 1st March
Dubai, UAE. 24 February 2025 – Dubai Singers & Orchestra will present Carmina Burana, the stunning choral masterpiece by Carl Orff, at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi, at 8pm on Saturday 1st March.
Conducted by Musical Director Jennie Lee-Foster, some 100 singers, accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra, will perform the seven-part work, which is sure to startle and delight audiences with its percussive and mesmerising rhythms.
Carmina Burana will feature a trio of soloists: UAE-based Soprano Ana Kovacevic and Tenor Charles McGlone, plus Bass James Atkinson, flown in exclusively from the UK.
Dubai Singers will be joined by members of the Abu Dhabi-based Al Khabairat Choral Society. A musical interlude will feature a performance by an ensemble from the Dubai Ballet Centre.
Dubai Singers Chairman, Carolyn Belsey Morton, said: “Carmina Burana is a favourite of music lovers the world over and we are giving our UAE audience the chance to enjoy what promises to be a stirring experience!”
The performance starts at 8pm, while the doors open from 6.30pm to let concertgoers enjoy a light Ifter buffet in the lobby area after sunset.
Tickets, now with a 20% discount, are available on PlatinumList
For more information and to arrange interviews contact:
Frances Barton - dubaisingers@gmail.com; 050 650 3900
About Dubai Singers & Orchestra
Dubai & Sharjah Singers was launched in 1968 when a small group first met in a villa, after which it grew to be the major choir in Dubai, performing well-known pieces in the classical and popular music repertoire, including operettas, mostly by Gilbert & Sullivan.
Originally presenting concerts in the British Council auditorium, and now in various venues in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, they are accompanied by an orchestra made up of locally based professional musicians.
Now known as Dubai Singers & Orchestra, the group performs concerts three times a year, as well as a traditional Christmas Carol concert at Christ Church Jebel Ali. Dubai Singers is a community choir, aiming to attract singers of all abilities, and it enjoys a loyal following of music-lovers from across the emirates.
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