Haydn's The Creation

Haydn’s *The Creation* is a Boston Symphony Orchestra presentation of Joseph Haydn’s celebrated oratorio for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. Inspired by the biblical creation story in Genesis, the work reflects humanity’s enduring questions about the origins of the universe and showcases Haydn’s inventive musical imagination.

The performance is part of the BSO’s broader Creation festival, which explores faith, spirituality, and the many ways artists interpret humanity’s beginnings. The festival also includes a separate BSO-commissioned work by Osvaldo Golijov and David Henry Hwang. Haydn’s oratorio is sung in German with English supertitles.

When: November 5–7

Showtimes: Thursday, November 5 at 7:30pm; Friday, November 6 at 1:30pm; Saturday, November 7 at 8:00pm

Pre-concert event: A half-hour pre-concert talk is scheduled for Friday, November 6 at 12:15pm at Symphony Hall. The talk is presented by Teresa Neff, BSO Director of Program Publications, and uses recorded musical examples to provide context for the concert.

Venue: Symphony Hall

Performers: Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Philippe Jordan; Louise Alder, soprano; Bogdan Volkov, tenor; David Steffens, bass-baritone; Tanglewood Festival Chorus, conducted by Jean-Sébastien Vallée, BSO Director of Choruses

Program: Joseph Haydn, *The Creation*

Language: Sung in German with English supertitles

Tickets: Price not available

Support: The Creation festival, the Golijov commission, and related humanities events are supported by Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser, with additional Creation Festival support from Ann Merrifield and Wayne Davis. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus and vocal soloists’ performances are supported by the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.