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Morpheus

Hugh Cutting countertenor; Refound Ensemble

Programme & Song Text
Date
Sun 21 Dec 2025, 7.30pm
Tickets
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Duration

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

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Artists

  • Hugh Cuttingcountertenor
  • Refound Ensemble
    • Naomi Burrellviolin
    • Leo Appelviolin, viola
    • Jonathan Reescello, viola da gamba
    • Alexander Jonesdouble bass
    • Sergio Buchelitheorbo
    • Magdalenna Krstevskaclarinet
    • Libby Burgesspiano
    • James Larterpercussion

Programme

  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • The Fairy Queen Z629
        :
      • One charming night
  • Reynaldo Hahn
    1874-1947
      • Le rossignol des lilas
      • L'énamourée
      • Le rossignol éperdu
        :
      • Les rêveries du Prince Églantine
  • Benjamin Britten
    1913-1976
      • A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 64
        :
      • Welcome, wanderer!...I know a bank

Interval

  • Henry Purcell
      • Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias Z572
        :
      • Minuet
      • Hornpipe
      • Borry, or Gavotte
      • Scotch Tune
  • Kurt Weill
    1900-1950
      • One Touch of Venus
        :
      • Speak Low

Encore

  • Calvin Carter
    1925-1986
      • Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight (Goodnight, It's Time to Go)
  • Thornton James Hudson
    1934-2007
      • Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight (Goodnight, It's Time to Go)

Overview

Morpheus, the shape-shifting Ancient Greek god of sleep and dreams, casts an enchanting spell over Hugh Cutting’s choice of songs and arias, centred around a new transcription of Oberon’s 'I know a bank' from Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the world première of Elena Langer’s specially commissioned Fabulous Beasts.

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