Artists
- Niamh O'Sullivanmezzo-sopranoBBC New Generation Artist
- Gary Beecherpiano
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Niamh O'Sullivan
Image credit: © Frances Marshall
Archived Event
- Date
- Mon 07 Oct 2024, 1.00pm
- Tickets
- Archived Event
- Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
Spring
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- Im Frühling D882
- Gustav Mahler1860-1911
- Frühlingsmorgen
The Lark
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- Lerchengesang Op. 70 No. 2
- The Lark in the Clear Air(arranged by Gary Beecher)
The Robin, the Owl and the Cuckoo
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold1897-1957
- Songs of the Clown Op. 29:
- Hey, Robin
- Richard Hundley1931-2018
- Sweet Suffolk Owl
- Igor Stravinsky1882-1971
- The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
- Joaquin Rodrigo1901-1999
- Canción del cucú
- Gustav Mahler1860-1911
- Des Knaben Wunderhorn:
- Ablösung im Sommer
The Nightingale
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- An die Nachtigall Op. 46 No. 4
- Muriel Herbert1897-1984
- The Lost Nightingale
- Manning Sherwin1902-1974
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square(arranged by Gary Beecher)
Water Birds
- Emmanuel Chabrier1841-1894
- Villanelle des petits canards
- Maurice Ravel1875-1937
- Histoires naturelles:
- Le cygne
- Hugo Wolf1860-1903
- Mörike Lieder:
- Storchenbotschaft
Summer
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold1897-1957
- Sommer Op. 9 No. 6
- Hamilton Harty1879-1941
- Lane o' the Thrushes
- Jake Heggieb. 1961
- 3 Folk Songs:
- The Leather-Winged Bat
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold1897-1957
- 4 Lieder from Shakespeare Op. 31:
- When Birds Do Sing
Encore
- Robert B Sherman1925-2012
- Mary Poppins:
- Feed the Birds
Overview
The Irish mezzo studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin under Veronica Dunne before moving on to the Opera Studio at the Bavarian State Opera from 2016 to 2018. She is a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist for 2023-5, during which time she will debut at major recital venues including Wigmore Hall. She recently sang Wellgunde in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House and will make her role debut as Carmen at the 2024 Buxton Festival. Her programme takes an avian theme.
