- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- On This Island Op. 11:
- Let the florid music praise!
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National Opera Studio
Image credit: © Julian Guidera
Archived Event
Music by Michael Head, Benjamin Britten and Rebecca Clarke
National Opera Studio presents an English Song Recital
- Date
- Tue 06 May 2025, 1.00pm
- Tickets
- Archived Event
- Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Incidental music for Oedipus, King of Thebes Z583:
- Music for a while
- Peter Warlock1894-1930
- Ha'nacker Mill
- My Own Country
- Felix Mendelssohn1809-1847
- Greeting
- Joseph Haydn1732-1809
- The Mermaid's Song
- Sailor's Song
- She never told her love
- The Wanderer
- Felix Mendelssohn1809-1847
- I would that my love
- Frank Bridge1879-1941
- The Devon Maid
- So perverse
- Herbert Howells1892-1983
- King David
- Rebecca Clarke1886-1979
- The Seal Man
- The Mermaid(arranged by Roger Vignoles)
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- Vol. 3 British Isles:
- O Waly, Waly
- Rebecca Clarke1886-1979
- Down by the Salley Gardens
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- Winter Words Op. 52:
- The Choirmaster's Burial
- Ivor Gurney1890-1937
- Sleep
- Carrie Jacobs-Bond1862-1946
- A Perfect Day
Encore
- Leonard Bernstein1918-1990
- Candide:
- Make Our Garden Grow
Overview
The talented Young Artists of the National Opera Studio, who come from diverse countries and cultures, come together in their exploration of gems from the English song repertoire. Curated by pianist and NOS Artistic Consultant Dearbhla Collins, and expertly mentored by the world’s leading interpreter of English song, Sir Thomas Allen, this programme will guide us through the evocative art songs of the British Isles.
