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Fleur Barron
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The Power and the Glory
Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano; Kunal Lahiry piano
Programme & Song Text
Date
Mon 03 Apr 2023, 1.00pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
Availability

Important Information

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

Artists

  • Fleur Barronmezzo-soprano
  • Kunal Lahirypiano
    BBC New Generation Artist

Programme

  • Xavier Montsalvatge
    1912-2002
      • 5 canciones negras
        :
      • Cuba dentro de un piano
      • Punto de habanera
  • Gustav Mahler
    1860-1911
      • Das Lied von der Erde
        :
      • Von der Schönheit
  • Ilse Weber
    1903-1944
      • Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt
        (arranged by Fleur Barron and Kunal Lahiry)
  • Kurt Weill
    1900-1950
      • Die sieben Todsünden
        :
      • Neid
      • Epilog
  • Maurice Ravel
    1875-1937
      • Shéhérazade
        :
      • La flûte enchantée
      • L'indifférent

Overview

‘The Power and the Glory’ explores diverse perspectives on our colonial history through music and poetry of the last hundred and fifty years. Thematically, these songs are about the search for identity at the height of Empire. Some songs are about a dominant power imposing an identity where it does not belong, whereas other works convey the struggles of oppressed voices trying to find their way. The beauty and complexity of these pieces allow us to explore uncomfortable issues of our past and present with empathy and understanding.

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