Artists
- Susanna Davissoprano
- Bella Marslensoprano
- Cecilia Yufan Zhangmezzo-soprano
- Will Priorcountertenor
- Edward Birchinallbass-baritone
- Firoze Madonpiano
- Louis-Victor Bakpiano
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Susanna Davis
Image credit: © Angelina Dorlin-Barlow
Secrets and Desire: the life and songs of Mel Bonis
RCM Song Recital
- Date
- Sun 15 Jun 2025, 3.00pm
- 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
- Mel Bonis1858-1937
- Songe Op. 91 No. 3
- La mer Op. 58a
- Le chat sur le toit Op. 93
- Viens Op. 6
- Immortelle tendresse Op. 88
- Chanson catalane Op. 137
- Berceuse Op. 17
- Dès l'aube Op. 18
- Sur la plage Op. 3
- Le dernier souvenir Op. 79
- Pourriez-vous pas me dire? Op. 55
- Sauvez-moi Op. 91 No. 2
- Reproche tendre Op. 49
- Un soir Op. 77
- Ave Maria Op. 68
Overview
Mélanie Hélène 'Mel' Bonis, born in Paris in 1858, broke the shackles of class and gender that prevented so many women from entering the near-exclusive male club of French arts and letters. Encouraged by her teacher César Franck (and discouraged by her parents), she achieved a belated breakthrough with her songs. The RCM’s recital surveys her creative life, her affair with the poet and music critic Amédée Landély Hettich, and the secrets the couple kept.