Disturbing the Peace: art song to comfort and disturb at 1901 Arts Club, London on Sunday 16th April 2023

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Disturbing the Peace

art song to comfort and disturb

Add to my Calendar 16-04-2023 15:00 16-04-2023 17:00 36 Disturbing the Peace The purpose of art is to disturb the comfortable, and to comfort the disturbed.The unfamiliar, sometimes very loud operatic voice itself can be disturbing for some; for others, a source of comfort. Art song, poetry and opera express the extremes of human emotion and experience.Join us as we dig beneath the polite veneer of familiar poetry and art song to the messy, disturbing passions that drove the creators of these works. Repertoire will include:Debussy's Ariettes Oubliées as well as songs by Samuel Barber, selections from operas by Verdi and Wagner, folk song, and poetry.   1901 Arts Club, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

1901 Arts Club
7 Exton Street
Waterloo
London
SE1 8UE
England

Sunday 16th April 2023
3:00 PM

Programme

Ethel Smyth – March of the Women
Giuseppe Verdi – Il Trovatore: 'Stride la Vampa!'
Claude Debussy – Ariettes oubliées, L.63

Performers

Gráinne Gillis – contralto
Laure Meloy – soprano
Sarah Wilkinson – Piano

Programme Note

The purpose of art is to disturb the comfortable, and to comfort the disturbed.

The unfamiliar, sometimes very loud operatic voice itself can be disturbing for some; for others, a source of comfort. Art song, poetry and opera express the extremes of human emotion and experience.

Join us as we dig beneath the polite veneer of familiar poetry and art song to the messy, disturbing passions that drove the creators of these works.

Repertoire will include:

Debussy's Ariettes Oubliées as well as songs by Samuel Barber, selections from operas by Verdi and Wagner, folk song, and poetry.

Disturbing the Peace: art song to comfort and disturb

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