# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Muse and Musings: The Chopin-Viardot Mazurka Dialogues
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Muse and Musings invite audiences into the creative partnership between Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) and Pauline Viardot-García (1821–1910), where piano miniatures are transformed into vivid vocal works. Developed during their time together at Nohant, Viardot’s adaptations of Chopin’s mazurkas weave Polish dance rhythms with expressive texts, ornamentation, and improvisatory nuance, revealing a shared spirit of artistic exploration.

This program brings these collaborations to life through historically informed, practice-led interpretation, drawing on bel canto traditions and the vocal pedagogy of Manuel García II. Singer and pianist engage in an embodied reimagining of these works, uncovering how transcription becomes a vehicle for emotional nuance and stylistic exchange.

By illuminating this distinctive creative dialogue, the concert offers a fresh lens on Chopin’s music while celebrating Viardot’s role as a pioneering artist—inviting listeners to experience the mazurka as both intimate song and expressive conversation.

Featured Artists: Anna Fraser (soprano), Claire Burrell-McDonald (soprano) and Giulio Biddau, Italy (piano)

Credits:

This program is supported by Australian Research Council funded Discovery Project DP 220101596 The Shock of the old: Rediscovering the sounds of bel canto 1700–1900. Anna Frasers appears courtesy of Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney. Claire Burrell-McDonald appears courtesy of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, University of Griffith. Giulio Biddau appears courtesy of Conservatorio di Musica "G. Pierluigi da Palestrina", Cagliari, Italy and Zuricher Hochschule der Künste, Kunstuniversität Graz, Austria.

Duration 70 min (no interval)

For more information visit belcantorediscovered.org/

A brief Q & A will be facilitated at the end of the program.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/muse-and-musings-the-chopin-viardot-mazurka-dialogues/200030259215332
- **Event Categories**: music, art, entertainment, concerts, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Canberra
- **state**: CT
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2603
- **lat**: -35.3138
- **long**: 149.13206
- **full address**: 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2603, Wesley Uniting Church, 1 Dominion Cct, Forrest ACT 2603, Australia, Canberra

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Muse and Musings: The Chopin-Viardot Mazurka Dialogues being held?
  - **A:** Muse and Musings: The Chopin-Viardot Mazurka Dialogues takes place on Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 02:30 pm to Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2603, Wesley Uniting Church, 1 Dominion Cct, Forrest ACT 2603, Australia, Canberra.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Muse and Musings: The Chopin-Viardot Mazurka Dialogues?
  - **A:** Muse and Musings: The Chopin-Viardot Mazurka Dialogues is organized by Wesley Music Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Muse and Musings: The Chopin-Viardot Mazurka Dialogues is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Canberra, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Muse and Musings: The Chopin-Viardot Mazurka Dialogues sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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