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Strand International Song Series - Verdi and more!
International opera stars launch London's newest classical song series held in the intimate space of The Jewel in the Strand, St Mary le Strand. These five recitals, curated by soprano Susan Parkes, will cover a broad spectrum of composers, from Scottish folksongs, Vaughan Williams songs of Travel, Schubert lieder and Rossini's Cat Duet to a tribute to Rachmaninov's 150th Anniversary. For full details of the series see www.siss.org.uk
To finish the song series we are ecstatic to welcome Internationally acclaimed Verdi soprano Nadine Benjamin MBE and pianist Andrea Kmecova.
The evening will feature songs and arias by Verdi, Bellini and Puccini and Randle. This recital should not be missed!
Programme
Giuseppe Verdi - Selection of songs:
Chi I bei di m’adduce ancora
In solitaria stanza
Ti dichi che non mami
Short Piano Interlude
Guiseppe Verdi - Arias from Un Ballo in Maschera
Ecco l'orrido campo... Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
Morro, ma prima in grazia
Casta diva (Norma) - Vincenzo Bellini
Tu tu tu (Madame Butterfly) - Giacomo Puccini
Turn around - Tom Randle
BENJAMIN WAS TREMENDOUS: POURING OUT HER LONG, CURVING LINES WITH A FERVOUR THAT GLOWED WHEN QUIET AND BURNED WITH A CONTROLLED BRILLIANCE AT THE TOPS OF PHRASES, CROWNING ENSEMBLES AND CHORAL NUMBERS WITH A TINGLING HALO OF SOUND.— Richard Bratby (The Spectator) fromVerdi's Luisa Miller, Glyndebourne
British lyric soprano Nadine Benjamin MBE is a charismatic and versatile artist who is in increasing demand on both the operatic stage and the concert platform. She is also developing renown as an exponent of song, in particular Verdi, Strauss and contemporary American song. Nadine made her Royal Opera House debut in 2020 as a soprano soloist in A NEW DARK AGE, with works by Missy Mazzoli, Anna Meredith and Anna Thorvaldsdottir and her Glyndebourne Festival Opera debut in August 2021 in the title-role LUISA MILLER....
To finish the song series we are ecstatic to welcome Internationally acclaimed Verdi soprano Nadine Benjamin MBE and pianist Andrea Kmecova.
The evening will feature songs and arias by Verdi, Bellini and Puccini and Randle. This recital should not be missed!
Programme
Giuseppe Verdi - Selection of songs:
Chi I bei di m’adduce ancora
In solitaria stanza
Ti dichi che non mami
Short Piano Interlude
Guiseppe Verdi - Arias from Un Ballo in Maschera
Ecco l'orrido campo... Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
Morro, ma prima in grazia
Casta diva (Norma) - Vincenzo Bellini
Tu tu tu (Madame Butterfly) - Giacomo Puccini
Turn around - Tom Randle
BENJAMIN WAS TREMENDOUS: POURING OUT HER LONG, CURVING LINES WITH A FERVOUR THAT GLOWED WHEN QUIET AND BURNED WITH A CONTROLLED BRILLIANCE AT THE TOPS OF PHRASES, CROWNING ENSEMBLES AND CHORAL NUMBERS WITH A TINGLING HALO OF SOUND.— Richard Bratby (The Spectator) fromVerdi's Luisa Miller, Glyndebourne
British lyric soprano Nadine Benjamin MBE is a charismatic and versatile artist who is in increasing demand on both the operatic stage and the concert platform. She is also developing renown as an exponent of song, in particular Verdi, Strauss and contemporary American song. Nadine made her Royal Opera House debut in 2020 as a soprano soloist in A NEW DARK AGE, with works by Missy Mazzoli, Anna Meredith and Anna Thorvaldsdottir and her Glyndebourne Festival Opera debut in August 2021 in the title-role LUISA MILLER....
Thu 14 Mar 2024, 06:00PM - 07:00PM
£25, £35
£25, £35
St Mary Le Strand London WC2R 1ES
Thu 14 March
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