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Artists
- Mark Padmoretenor
- Roderick Williamsbaritone
- Julius Drakepiano
- Rory Kinnearactor
- Pandora Colinactor
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Mark Padmore
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Archived Event
Seven Ages
Mark Padmore tenor; Roderick Williams baritone; Julius Drake piano; Rory Kinnear actor; Pandora Colin actor
- Date
- Sat 27 May 2023, 1.00pm
- Tickets
- Archived Event
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 75 minutes in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- William Shakespeare1564-1616
- As You Like It:
- All the world's a stage
- Ralph Vaughan Williams1872-1958
- 10 Blake Songs:
- Infant Joy
- Thom Gunn1929-2004
- Baby Song
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- Der Vater mit dem Kind D906
- Carol Ann Duffyb. 1955
- A Child's Sleep
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- Winter Words Op. 52:
- Wagtail and baby
- Robin Robertsonb. 1955
- Keys to the Doors
- Aaron Copland1900-1990
- The Little Horses
- AA Milne1882-1956
- The End
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- Winter Words Op. 52:
- Midnight on the Great Western
- Paul Henryb. 1959
- Daylight Robbery
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- Who are these Children? Op. 84:
- Black Day
- Cecil Day-Lewis1904-1972
- Walking Away
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- Willkommen und Abschied D767
- John Donne1572-1631
- The Sun Rising
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- Myrthen Op. 25:
- Widmung
- William Shakespeare1564-1616
- Sonnet 109
- Ralph Vaughan Williams1872-1958
- It Was a Lover and His Lass
- William Shakespeare1564-1616
- Henry V:
- Prologue
- George Butterworth1885-1916
- 6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad:
- The lads in their hundreds
- Francis Poulenc1899-1963
- Bleuet
- Chidiock Tichborne1562-1586
- Elegy
- Ralph Vaughan Williams1872-1958
- The Sky above the Roof
- Gabriel Fauré1845-1924
- Prison Op. 83 No. 1
- Elizabeth Bishop1911-1979
- One Art
- Ralph Vaughan Williams1872-1958
- Songs of Travel:
- The vagabond
- William Wordsworth1770-1850
- Old Man Travelling
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- On This Island Op. 11:
- As it is, plenty
- Bai Juyi772-846
- On his Baldness
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- Phänomen Op. 61 No. 3
- Gwendolyn Brooks1917-2000
- The Bean Eaters
- Samuel Barber1910-1981
- Bessie Bobtail Op. 2 No. 3
- Charles Causley1917-2003
- Death of a Poet
- Frank Bridge1879-1941
- Journey’s End
- Raymond Carver1938-1988
- Late Fragment
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Now that the sun hath veiled his light (An Evening Hymn on a Ground) Z193
Overview
Five leadingperformers cometogether to exploreShakespeare's SevenAges of Man in arecital alternatingsong and poetry, withworks spanning thecenturies.
Supported by The Woolbeding Charity
Related tags
- Robert Schumann26
- Gabriel Fauré19
- Franz Schubert45
- Johannes Brahms30
- Francis Poulenc12
- Frank Bridge3
- Benjamin Britten18
- Ralph Vaughan Williams8
- Roderick Williams1
- George Butterworth2
- Samuel Barber2
- Aaron Copland1
- Henry Purcell13
- Julius Drake5
- Mark Padmore
- Rory Kinnear
- Pandora Colin
- William Shakespeare
- Thom Gunn
- Carol Ann Duffy
- Robin Robertson
- AA Milne
- Paul Henry
- Cecil Day-Lewis
- John Donne
- Chidiock Tichborne
- Elizabeth Bishop
- William Wordsworth
- Bai Juyi
- Gwendolyn Brooks
- Charles Causley
- Raymond Carver
- Song69