Maker Not Muse: Kitty Clive Or The Fair Songster at Foundling Museum, London on Sunday 21st October 2018

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Maker Not Muse: Kitty Clive Or The Fair Songster

Add to my Calendar 21-10-2018 15:00 21-10-2018 17:00 36 Maker Not Muse: Kitty Clive Or The Fair Songster Explore the life and career of 18th-century actress, singer, feminist author and campaigner Kitty Clive. Kitty Clive (1711-1785) was a top London stage star. Renowned in theatre, opera and musical comedy, she transfixed audiences in everything from popular productions to works by Purcell, Shakespeare, Dryden, Henry Fielding and Handel. Historian Berta Joncus explores Clive’s life story, together with Gwen Martin and Tom Primrose who perform music written specifically for Clive by Handel and Thomas Arne. For music historians, theatre scholars and anyone curious about performance history and star production in 18th-century Britain, her story is not to be missed. Berta Joncus is a music scholar, critic, journalist and project consultant embracing technology to advance musical practice and research. She champions digital media as a means to transform music and knowledge about music. Joncus is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Music, Goldsmiths. As an established female academic, she hopes to encourage other women to take up leadership roles in and outside the academy. Part of the Bloomsbury Festival. Foundling Museum, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Foundling Museum
40 Brunswick Square
Brunswick Square
London
WC1N 1AZ
England

Sunday 21st October 2018
3:00 PM

Programme

George Frideric Handel – Samson, HWV 57

Performers

Gwen Martin – mezzo-soprano
Tom Primrose – Accompanist

Programme Note

Explore the life and career of 18th-century actress, singer, feminist author and campaigner Kitty Clive.

Kitty Clive (1711-1785) was a top London stage star. Renowned in theatre, opera and musical comedy, she transfixed audiences in everything from popular productions to works by Purcell, Shakespeare, Dryden, Henry Fielding and Handel. Historian Berta Joncus explores Clive’s life story, together with Gwen Martin and Tom Primrose who perform music written specifically for Clive by Handel and Thomas Arne. For music historians, theatre scholars and anyone curious about performance history and star production in 18th-century Britain, her story is not to be missed.

Berta Joncus is a music scholar, critic, journalist and project consultant embracing technology to advance musical practice and research. She champions digital media as a means to transform music and knowledge about music. Joncus is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Music, Goldsmiths. As an established female academic, she hopes to encourage other women to take up leadership roles in and outside the academy.

Part of the Bloomsbury Festival.

Mrs Clive from the picture at Strawberry Hill, Alexander van Haecken, c.1735,© Gerald Coke Handel Foundation

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