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Ruby Hughes
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Ruby Hughes soprano; Huw Watkins piano
Programme & Song Text
Date
Sun 18 Dec 2022, 3.00pm
Tickets
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Duration

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Availability

Important Information

Download the PDF programme and song sheet/translations here. Reproduction and distribution is strictly prohibited.

Artists

  • Ruby Hughessoprano
  • Huw Watkinspiano

Programme

  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • Incidental music for Oedipus, King of Thebes Z583
        :
      • Music for a while (arranged by Michael Tippett)
      • Now Does the Glorious Day Appear (Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday) Z332
        :
      • By beauteous softness mixed with majesty (arranged by Thomas Adès)
  • Benjamin Britten
    1913-1976
      • I wonder as I wander
        (based on John Jacob Niles)
      • How sweet the answer

Encore

Overview

A programme of music ancient and modern from the internationally acclaimed soprano and her composer/pianist colleague, including a setting by Watkins himself.

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