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Dame Sarah Connolly
Image credit: © Andrew Crowley

Archived Event

John Paul Jones, Caplet, Debussy and more

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano; Joseph Middleton piano; Britten Sinfonia

Date
Thu 08 Jan 2026, 7.30pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration

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

Availability

Artists

  • Dame Sarah Connollymezzo-soprano
  • Joseph Middletonpiano
  • Britten Sinfonia
    • Marcus Barcham-Stevensviolin
    • Caroline Dearnleycello
    • Thomas Hancoxflute
    • Joy Farrallclarinet

Programme

  • Maurice Ravel
    1875-1937
      • Shéhérazade
        :
      • La flûte enchantée
      • L'indifférent

Interval

  • Kurt Weill
    1900-1950
      • Knickerbocker Holiday
        :
      • It never was you
      • Street Scene
        :
      • What good would the moon be?

Encore

  1. Co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall, Britten Sinfonia, Asko|Schönberg and Philharmonie de Paris

Overview

Dame Sarah Connolly has inspired many composers to write works with her expressive artistry in mind. She opens with a new song cycle created for her by John Paul Jones (formerly of Led Zeppelin) and continues with works specially composed for her by Bob Chilcott and Helen Grime.

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