Pinchgut Opera - Rediscovered and Reimagined.

ACO Up Close:

Baroque
Resonance

Pinchgut Opera &
Australian Chamber Orchestra

ACO Up Close:

Baroque Resonance

Pinchgut Opera & Australian Chamber Orchestra

Featuring Samantha Clarke, Erin Helyard, Simon Martyn-Ellis and a quartet from the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Venue

The Nielson at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay

Duration

70 minutes, no interval

In a special milestone for Pinchgut Opera, we presented our first collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra as part of their ACO Up Close series in a stunning program of Baroque masterpieces, featuring Erin Helyard and star soprano Samantha Clarke.

Fresh from her acclaimed performance as Cleopatra in Julius Caesar in 2024 Samantha made her debut at ACO’s The Neilson for an intimate recital of Handel and Vivaldi arias that showcased her extraordinary artistry.

The vibrancy and virtuosity of Vivaldi and Handel’s instrumental music was also on show when a quartet of ACO musicians, directed by Erin Helyard, performed a specially curated selection of bright and inventive concerti and sonatas.

Image: Samantha Clarke in Theodora in Concert, photo Keith Saunders 2024.

Erin Helyard

Conductor/Harpsichord

Samantha Clarke

Soprano

Simon Martyn-Ellis

Theorbo, Archlute and Guitar

ACO QUARTET

Quartet