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Stone Nest - Chinatown
136 Shaftesbury Avenue
Chinatown, Soho
London
W1D 5EZ
England
Programme
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – Stabat Mater
Performers
Dame Emma Kirkby – soprano
Rowan Pierce – soprano
Catherine Carby – mezzo-soprano
Alexandra Achillea Pouta – mezzo-soprano
Figure
Programme Note
O, thou Mother, fount of love,
touch my spirit from above,
make my heart with thine accord.
Figure is joined by Dame Emma Kirkby for a new, intimate production of Pergolesi’s iconic masterpiece, staged by celebrated director Sophie Daneman, and performed by women of multiple generations. Following our acclaimed production of Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri (THIS IS MY BODY, ★★★★ The Times), Figure will perform without barriers between audience and musicians in the atmospheric Stone Nest.
The Stabat Mater is a call to share in the pain of a grieving mother, hoping to be redeemed through the act of compassion. With new music by Alex Mills (“Music of supernatural poignancy, melodic but otherworldly, narratively urgent but poetically impressionistic" – The Guardian) weaving around Pergolesi’s original setting of the text, join us for a moving reflection on life and death, and a rallying cry to find a common humanity in our suffering.
Figure is very grateful to the Continuo Foundation and the Hinrichsen Foundation for their generous support of this production.
Running time: 60 minutes
Creatives: Frederick Waxman - Musical Director. Sophie Daneman - Director. Alex Mills - Composer. Chris Burr - Lighting Designer.
