On the afternoon of 5 September the Classical Opera Company presents three 45-minute recitals devoted to the songs of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, devised by artistic director Ian Page. Three outstanding young singers are joined by acclaimed fortepianist Gary Cooper in a rare opportunity to hear this delightful repertoire accompanied on the instrument for which it was originally written.
This selection of Haydn love songs encompasses three languages, including two songs in the composer's native German and his magnificent cantata depicting Ariadne's abandonment on the island of Naxos. The remainder of the programme comprises English canzonettas which Haydn wrote in London between 1794 and 1795, including his only setting of Shakespeare and the popular Pastoral Song, My mother bids me bind my hair.
Programme
The Mermaid's Song
Trost unglücklicher Liebe
Piercing Eyes
Eine sehr gewöhnliche Geschichte
A Pastoral Song
She Never Told Her Love
Fidelity
Cantata Arianna a Naxos
Sophie Bevan soprano
Sigríður Ósk Kristjánsdóttir mezzo-soprano
Thomas Hobbs tenor
Gary Cooper piano
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Date: Saturday 5 September
Time: 15:30
Venue: Hall One
Please note that online booking closes 90 minutes prior to the start of the performance.
