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Since she whom I loved: friendship and PRIDE

Nicky Spence tenor; Clare Presland mezzo-soprano; Andrew Matthews-Owen piano; Robert Rinder presenter

Programme & Song Text
Date
Fri 20 Jun 2025, 10.00pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Availability

Important Information

Change of Artist

Due to unforeseen circumstances Madeleine Shaw (soprano) is no longer able to perform in this concert. We are grateful to Clare Presland (mezzo-soprano) for stepping in as her replacement.

Artists

  • Nicky Spencetenor
  • Clare Preslandmezzo-soprano
  • Andrew Matthews-Owenpiano
  • Robert Rinderpresenter

Programme

The Cafe
'I’ve seen someone…'
  • Robert Schumann
    1810-1856
      • Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42
        :
      • Seit ich ihn gesehen
      • Er, der Herrlichste von allen
The Text
  • Robert Schumann
      • Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42
        :
      • Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben
The Ring
The wedding day
New life
  • Robert Schumann
      • Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42
        :
      • Süsser Freund, du blickest
  • Robert Schumann
      • Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42
        :
      • An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
Something isn’t right…
Parting
You, my world!
  • Robert Schumann
      • Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42
        :
      • Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
  • Aaron Copland
    1900-1990
      • 12 poems of Emily Dickinson
        :
      • The world feels dusty
Meeting again

Overview

Celebrating a woman and her beloved gay best friend, Andrew Matthews-Owen has curated a programme that interleaves Robert Schumann’s song cycle on a woman’s life and love, Frauenliebe und -leben, with songs and words by LGBTQ+ composers and poets, including Bernstein, Britten, Copland, Jonathan Dove, Nikita Gill, Jennifer Higdon, Poulenc and Rorem, and new works by Nathan James Dearden.

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