Lunchtime Recital:: The View from the Villa at Leeds Town Hall, Leeds on Thursday 17th June 2021

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Lunchtime Recital:

The View from the Villa

Part of the Leeds Lieder 2021 Season

Add to my Calendar 17-06-2021 13:00 17-06-2021 15:00 36 Lunchtime Recital: In 1855 Wagner’s patron Otto Wesendonck and his wife Mathilde built a sumptuous villa overlooking Zurich. Two years later they bought the house next door, Asyl, and invited Wagner and his wife Minna to move in. The Wagners were at one another’s throats. Mathilde was young, beautiful and highly intelligent. What could possibly go wrong? Mathilde was a prolific writer of plays, poetry and prose. Music lovers are indebted to her for five poems that Wagner set, now known as the Wesendonck-Lieder, several of them marked sketches for Tristan and Isolde. The comings and goings between house and villa culminated in a public scandal. This music theatre piece explores the spaces between those songs. All the music is by Wagner. It was specially created for the 2018 St Endellion Summer Festival. If you are purchasing a livestream pass the link and password will be in the confirmation email you receive when you have completed your purchase. Leeds Town Hall, Leeds DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Leeds Town Hall
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AD
England

Thursday 17th June 2021
1:00 PM

Programme

Richard Wagner – Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91

Performers

Susan Bickley – mezzo-soprano
Matthew Brook – bass-baritone
Victoria Newlyn – actress
Iain Burnside – piano

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Programme Note

In 1855 Wagner’s patron Otto Wesendonck and his wife Mathilde built a sumptuous villa overlooking Zurich. Two years later they bought the house next door, Asyl, and invited Wagner and his wife Minna to move in. The Wagners were at one another’s throats. Mathilde was young, beautiful and highly intelligent. What could possibly go wrong? Mathilde was a prolific writer of plays, poetry and prose. Music lovers are indebted to her for five poems that Wagner set, now known as the Wesendonck-Lieder, several of them marked sketches for Tristan and Isolde. The comings and goings between house and villa culminated in a public scandal. This music theatre piece explores the spaces between those songs. All the music is by Wagner. It was specially created for the 2018 St Endellion Summer Festival.

If you are purchasing a livestream pass the link and password will be in the confirmation email you receive when you have completed your purchase.

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