Artists
- Nicky Spencetenor
- Madeleine Shawsoprano
- Andrew Matthews-Owenpiano
- Robert Rinderpresenter
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Nicky Spence
Image credit: © Ki Price
Since she whom I loved: friendship and PRIDE
Nicky Spence tenor; Madeleine Shaw soprano; Andrew Matthews-Owen piano; Robert Rinder presenter
- Date
- Fri 20 Jun 2025, 10.00pm
- Tickets
- £18 (concessions £16)
- Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket
Programme
The Cafe
- Ned Rorem1923-2022
- Early in the Morning
- Jonathan Doveb. 1959
- All You Who Sleep Tonight:
- Prandial Plaint
'I’ve seen someone…'
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42:
- Seit ich ihn gesehen
- Er, der Herrlichste von allen
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- Fancie
The Text
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42:
- Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben
The Ring
- Nathan James Deardenb. 1992
- That now are distant:
- a million little diamonds
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42:
- Du Ring an meinem Finger
The wedding day
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42:
- Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
- Michael William Balfe1808-1870
- Trust her not
- Jonathan Doveb. 1959
- The Enchanted Pig:
- Adelaide's aria
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne Op. 35:
- Since she whom I loved
New life
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42:
- Süsser Freund, du blickest
- Leonard Bernstein1918-1990
- Arias and Barcarolles:
- Greeting
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42:
- An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
Something isn’t right…
- Sir Stephen Houghb. 1961
- Songs of Love and Loss:
- Radical Hope
- Nathan James Deardenb. 1992
- That now are distant:
- lies on paper
- Francis Poulenc1899-1963
- Fancy
Parting
- Jennifer Higdonb. 1962
- Trumpet Songs:
- Breaking
- Jonathan Doveb. 1959
- All You Who Sleep Tonight:
- Soon
You, my world!
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42:
- Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
- Nathan James Deardenb. 1992
- That now are distant:
- That now are distant
- Aaron Copland1900-1990
- 12 poems of Emily Dickinson:
- The world feels dusty
Meeting again
- Aaron Copland1900-1990
- Old American Songs II:
- At the river
Overview
Celebrating a woman and her beloved gay best friend, Andrew Matthews-Owen has curated a programme that interleaves Robert Schumann’s song cycle on a woman’s life and love, Frauenliebe und -leben, with songs and words by LGBTQ+ composers and poets, including Bernstein, Britten, Copland, Jonathan Dove, Nikita Gill, Jennifer Higdon, Poulenc and Rorem, and new works by Nathan James Dearden.