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Tim Mead
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Archived Event

Barber, Betty Roe, Purcell and Schubert
Cancelled: Tim Mead countertenor; James Baillieu piano
Date
Thu 27 Jun 2024, 7.30pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

Availability

Important Information

Cancelled Concert

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Tim Mead (countertenor) is no longer able to perform in the above concert. The concert has therefore been cancelled - there will be no replacement.

Artists

  • Tim Meadcountertenor
  • James Baillieupiano

Programme

  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • O solitude, my sweetest choice Z406
        (realised by Benjamin Britten)
      • In the black, dismal dungeon of despair Z190
        (realised by Benjamin Britten)
  • Franz Schubert
    1797-1828
      • Meeres Stille D216
      • Der Einsame D800
      • Frühlingsglaube D686

Interval

  • Franz Schubert
    1797-1828
      • Abendstern D806
      • An den Mond D193
      • Nacht und Träume D827

Overview

A wide selection from one of today's most admired countertenors and his exceptional pianist partner, including works by Schubert and Barber's beloved Hermit Songs. Published in 1972, Betty Roe's cycle Noble Numbers sets 17th-century texts by Robert Herrick.

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