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Evening Recital

‘If Fiordiligi and Dorabella had been Lieder singers’

Part of the Leeds Lieder 2021

Add to my Calendar 19-06-2021 20:00 19-06-2021 22:00 36 Evening Recital The indefatigable Graham Johnson completely revolutionised the lied recital with his Songmakers Almanac. A typically wide-ranging programme, tonight’s recital is based on the plot of Cosi fan tutte (and containing numerous Mozartian echoes), Johnson has devised a programme of lieder, English songs and duets where the interactions between the Neapolitan sisters, and the manipulative Don Alfonso, progress along Da Ponte’s lines: Sisters in love – “Bella vita militar” – Constancy – Weakening – Capitulation and Abandon – Reconciliation.Full programme details HERE Details of pre-concert talk HERE . If you are purchasing a livestream pass the link and password will be in the confirmation email you receive when you have completed your purchase. Leeds Town Hall, Leeds DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Leeds Town Hall
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AD
England

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to Così fan tutte (excerpt)

Performers

Soraya Mafi – soprano
Ema Nikolovska – mezzo-soprano
William Thomas – Bass
Graham Johnson – piano

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Programme Note

The indefatigable Graham Johnson completely revolutionised the lied recital with his Songmakers Almanac. A typically wide-ranging programme, tonight’s recital is based on the plot of Cosi fan tutte (and containing numerous Mozartian echoes), Johnson has devised a programme of lieder, English songs and duets where the interactions between the Neapolitan sisters, and the manipulative Don Alfonso, progress along Da Ponte’s lines: Sisters in love – “Bella vita militar” – Constancy – Weakening – Capitulation and Abandon – Reconciliation.Full programme details HERE

Details of pre-concert talk HERE

. If you are purchasing a livestream pass the link and password will be in the confirmation email you receive when you have completed your purchase.

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