Artists
- Helen Charlstonmezzo-soprano
- Toby Carrlute
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Helen Charlston
Image credit: © Oscar Ortega
Battle Cry: she speaks
Helen Charlston mezzo-soprano; Toby Carr lute
- Date
- Fri 07 Mar 2025, 1.00pm
- Tickets
- £18 (concessions £16)
- Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket
Programme
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Bonduca, or The British Heroine Z574:
- O lead me to some peaceful gloom
- Barbara Strozzi1619-1677
- L'Eraclito amoroso
- Robert de Viséec.1655-1732
- Prélude in E minor
- John Eccles1668-1735
- Restless in thought
- Owain Parkb. 1993
- Battle Cry
- Giovanni Girolamo Kapsbergerc.1580-1651
- Preludio Quinto
- Barbara Strozzi1619-1677
- La Travagliata Op. 2
- Claudio Monteverdi1567-1643
- Lamento d'Arianna: Lasciatemi morire SV22
- Robert de Viséec.1655-1732
- Sarabande in D
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Now that the sun hath veiled his light (An Evening Hymn on a Ground) Z193
Overview
Songs of war and lamentation, voiced by abandoned women and united in Owain Park’s heart-wrenching Battle Cry, form the backbone of Helen Charlston’s reflections on the turbulent emotions and pain unleashed by acts of betrayal.
Booking Information
Priority Booking for this concert will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 18 September at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.
General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 1 October.