Details
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St
Marylebone
London
W1U 2BP
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Jephtha: Act 2, 'All that is in Hamor mine'
George Frideric Handel – Jephtha: Act 3, 'Waft her, angels, to the skies'
George Frideric Handel – Jephtha: Act 3, 'Farewell, ye limpid springs'
Robert Schumann – Er und Sie, Op.78 no.2
Robert Schumann – Der Soldat, Op.40 no.3
Robert Schumann – Der Spielman, Op.40 no.4
Franz Schubert – Nacht und Träume, D.827
Franz Schubert – Punschlied, D.253
Franz Schubert – Nachtstück, D.627
Franz Schubert – Klage an den Mond, D.436
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Die Entführung aus dem Serail: 'Im Mohrenland gefangen war'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Die Entführung aus dem Serail: 'Marsch! Marsch! Marsch! trollt euch fort'
Elena Langer – It's Not You, It's Me (World premiere)
Georges Bizet – Carmen: Toreador Song 'Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre'
Georges Bizet – Chanson d'avril, Op.21 no.1
Georges Bizet – La chanson du fou
Gaetano Donizetti – La fille du régiment: 'Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!'
Leonard Bernstein – La Bonne Cuisine
Leonard Bernstein – Candide: 'Glitter and Be Gay'
Leonard Bernstein – Candide: 'The Best of All Possible Worlds'
Performers
Nia Coleman – soprano
Filipe Manu – Tenor
Joel Williams – Tenor
Sung Kyu Choi – baritone
Simon Lepper – piano
Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells
Programme Note
Join a new generation of talent for an evening of song and opera at Wigmore Hall.
Independent Opera proudly presents baritone Kyu Choi, soprano Nia Coleman, tenors Filipe Manu and Joel Williams – our 2018-19 scholars. These exceptional young singers present an evening of intimate song and virtuosic opera, with acclaimed pianist Simon Lepper.
From the spiritual to the celestial, the collection of works explores the humour, joy and pathos of the human condition. The evening will feature songs and arias by Handel, R Schumann, Schubert, Mozart, Bizet, Donizetti and Bernstein and the world première of a song cycle by award-winning composer Elena Langer and poet Glyn Maxwell.