Pinchgut Opera - Rediscovered and Reimagined.

Coffee and a

Dead Canary

Bach & Telemann II

12–13 September, 2026

City Recital Hall, Sydney

Coffee and a Dead Canary

Bach & Telemann II

Venue

City Recital Hall, Sydney

Duration

75 minutes no interval

Program

Nicolas Bernier Le CaJje "Coffee" (from volume 3 of Cantates française)

Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin Flute Concerto in E minor

Georg Phillip Telemann
Trauer-Musik eines Kunsterfahrenen Canarienvogels
"Funeral Music for an artistically skilled Canary" (TWV 20:37)

Johann Sebastian Bach Kaffeekantate "Coffee cantata" (BWV 211)

Performances

2PM, Saturday September 12
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5PM, Sunday September 13
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Distilled and delightful, tiny opera at its best.

A captivating selection of cantatas - in essence, tiny operas-by Bach and Telemann, revealing the theatrical spark of the two Baroque masters.

Bach's Coffee Cantata is a witty musical snapshot of 1 8th-century life, in a playful tug-of-war between a coffee-loving daughter and her disapproving father. In contrast, Telemann's Canary Cantata offers a heartfelt tribute following the death of a beloved pet.

Director Warwick Doddrell makes his Pinchgut debut to help us animate these cantatas that celebrate the character, colour and emotional nuance of the everyday, reminding us that short stories carry surprising depth. Vibrant, inventive, and utterly human, this is distilled and delightful tiny opera at its best.

This continuation of our Bach and Telemann series reveals their more playful, human side, in music brimming with colour and character.

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