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Women and Power - Mary Beard speaker; Nardus Williams soprano; Elizabeth Kenny lute, theorbo
Part of the Wigmore Hall Autumn and Spring Concerts - 2025-2026
Add to my Calendar 08-03-2026 19:30 08-03-2026 21:30 36 Women and Power - Mary Beard speaker; Nardus Williams soprano; Elizabeth Kenny lute, theorbo To celebrate International Women’s Day, soprano Nardus Williams, lutenist Elizabeth Kenny and classicist and historian Mary Beard present a programme exploring the theme of ‘Women and Power’. This relationship is addressed through an interweaving of music for voice and lute, with discussion on topics ranging from Sappho to women’s solidarity. The programme includes music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini and Claudia Sessa, with poetry from Nossis to Carol Ann Duffy, and features a new setting of the Eurydice myth as a rebuttal or ‘anti-lament’, by Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen. Wigmore Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St
Marylebone
London
W1U 2BP
England
Programme
Barbara Strozzi – Various works
Claudia Sessa – Various works
Francesca Caccini – Various works
Performers
Nardus Williams – soprano
Mary Beard – Speaker
Elizabeth Kenny – lute
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Programme Note
To celebrate International Women’s Day, soprano Nardus Williams, lutenist Elizabeth Kenny and classicist and historian Mary Beard present a programme exploring the theme of ‘Women and Power’. This relationship is addressed through an interweaving of music for voice and lute, with discussion on topics ranging from Sappho to women’s solidarity.
The programme includes music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini and Claudia Sessa, with poetry from Nossis to Carol Ann Duffy, and features a new setting of the Eurydice myth as a rebuttal or ‘anti-lament’, by Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen.
