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Oxford Lieder Festival: Elizabeth Watts: Carnival of the Animals

Part of the Oxford Lieder Festival 2021

Add to my Calendar 09-10-2021 17:30 09-10-2021 19:30 36 Oxford Lieder Festival: Elizabeth Watts: Carnival of the Animals Saint-Saëns was mortified that Carnival of the Animals became his best-known work, but there is no denying its perennial appeal. In tonight’s performance of this uplifting work, we also hear the humorous accompanying poems written by Ogden Nash and songs chosen to reflect the affectionate satire of each of the Carnival’s movements, including music by Francis Poulenc and Hugo Wolf. The renowned soprano Elizabeth Watts, recently described by The Times as 'outstanding... ravishing' and 'powerfully expressive', is joined by principal players of Echor, an exciting new chamber orchestra comprising some of the UK's finest instrumentalists and led tonight by violinist Jonathan Stone, and the outstanding young baritone Felix Kemp. SJE Arts - St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

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SJE Arts - St John the Evangelist Church
109A Iffley Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 1EH
England

Programme

Camille Saint-Saens – Carnival of the Animals

Performers

Elizabeth Watts – soprano
 Felix Kemp – baritone

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Programme Note

Saint-Saëns was mortified that Carnival of the Animals became his best-known work, but there is no denying its perennial appeal. In tonight’s performance of this uplifting work, we also hear the humorous accompanying poems written by Ogden Nash and songs chosen to reflect the affectionate satire of each of the Carnival’s movements, including music by Francis Poulenc and Hugo Wolf.

The renowned soprano Elizabeth Watts, recently described by The Times as 'outstanding... ravishing' and 'powerfully expressive', is joined by principal players of Echor, an exciting new chamber orchestra comprising some of the UK's finest instrumentalists and led tonight by violinist Jonathan Stone, and the outstanding young baritone Felix Kemp.

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