Sunday, December 7th, 3pm and 6pm
Christmas at Swifts
A Festive Concert
Join us at Swifts in Darling Point for our yearly Christmas concert featuring baritone, Simon Lobelson.
With music by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Schubert and Saint-Saëns, come on a musical journey with us through the ages.
Bask in the world of gorgeous Baroque arias, and songs from the Romantic era reflecting on life.
Enjoy a musical afternoon in the grand ballroom at Swifts and indulge in a complimentary glass of wine on the terrace while overlooking the grounds of this magnificent estate following the performance.
As always, we thank the Moran family for their continuing support of our musical projects and for allowing us to perform in their wonderful house.
Tickets available below
Simon Lobelson
With a distinguished career that has spanned 4 continents and 95 operatic roles from the baroque to the contemporary and the lyric to the dramatic, high respect as a honest and critically constructive pedagogue, superlative press reviews and a Helpmann Award nomination, Dr. Simon Lobelson has established himself as one of the most versatile baritones of his generation. Since graduating with first class honors from USYD and distinction from RCM, Simon has worked as a soloist with companies such as Royal Opera House Covent Garden, English National Opera, Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, Pinchgut Opera, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia, English Chamber Orchestra, Asko/Schönberg Ensemble, Israel Camerata and the Lucerne Festival, under some of the world’s leading conductors such as Boulez, Halsey, Dutoit, McCreesh, De Leeuw and Bonynge. He has appeared on several commercial recordings and is full-time lecturer in voice and opera at the SCM, where his research specialises in vocalism in contemporary opera, on which he has delivered papers on this at national and international conferences. He conducted Con Opera productions at NIDA in 2024/25, is regularly invited a national adjudicator, and has given master classes internationally.