06.10.2017 – Wigmore Hall – Independent Opera Scholars Recital

36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP

TICKETS £15 (£13 CONCESSIONS, £5 UNDER 35s)

Independent Opera are delighted to launch the first of their annual Wigmore Hall Scholars’ Recitals. Supporting the next generation of talent during their final year of training, Independent Opera present this year’s five Voice Scholars as they launch their professional careers. Hailing from Slovenia, Australia, England and Scotland, the Scholars join forces with exciting young pianist James Baillieu.

The IO Voice Scholarship is a £5,000 award which goes directly towards singers’ tuition fees, it also provides the opportunity to perform in the annual recital at the Wigmore Hall and attend mentoring events. To find out more about our awards please click here.

Samantha Clarke soprano
Royal Northern College of Music

Katie Coventry mezzo soprano
Royal College of Music

Charlie Drummond soprano
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Nika Gorič soprano
Royal Academy of Music

Jade Moffat mezzo soprano
Guildhall School of Music and Drama

James Baillieu piano

PROGRAMME

Bach
BWV 78

Handel 
Mi lusinga il dolce affetto, Alcina
Son nata a lagrimar, Giulio Cesare

Brahms
Die Meere
Die Schwestern
Von ewiger liebe, Op.43

Strauss 
Brentano Lieder, Op.68, No 2,3 & 6:
Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden
Säus’le, liebe Myrthe!
Lied der Frauen
Trio, Der Rosenkavalier

Chausson 
Le colibri

Massenet
Je marche sur tous…, Manon

Dutilleux
Chanson de la deportee
Le temps l’horloge, No.5 “Enivrezvous”

Panufnik  
That Mighty Heart
Virtue

Korngold
Marietta’s Song, Die tote Stadt

Weill  
Lost in the Stars, Lost in the Stars
Jealousy Duet, The Threepenny Opera

DURATION
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval.

TICKETS £15 (£13 CONCESSIONS, £5 UNDER 35s)