A triumphant finale to 2025’s Classical Pride, Tenebrae joins the London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Oliver Zeffman, and soloists Jamie Barton and Cameron Shahbazi to celebrate LGBTQ+ voices in classical music with a vibrant programme.

Classical Pride, now in its third year, exists to spotlight queer composers of the past, present and future, giving a voice and a platform to this community that has been instrumental in the development of the genre.

American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton (’Opera’s nose-studded rock star’ – New York Times) joins the LSO and Zeffman for a new Classical Pride commission by US composer Jake Heggie, as well as the iconic gay anthem Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz. Jennifer Higdon’s luminous, meditative memorial to her brother, blue cathedral is preceded by Saint-Saëns’ rambunctious Bacchanale, and the evening finishes with Tchaikovsky’s heart-rending and much-loved Swan Lake Suite.

Photo credit: LSO ©Matthew Johnson Photographer

Programme

Camille Saint-Saëns – Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Jennifer Higdon – blue cathedral
Jake Heggie – New Work (world premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns – Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix from Samson et Dalila
Harold Arlen – Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite

Artist Information

London Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Zeffman conductor
Jamie Barton mezzo-soprano
Cameron Shahbazi countertenor
Tenebrae

Artist(s)

Tenebrae