Wednesday 2 December 2020 7:30PM
Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano; Simon Lepper piano
‘Careful the tale you tell...’
Information
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Change of Artist and Programme
Due to travel restrictions, Stéphane Degout is no longer able to take part in the above concert.
We are grateful to Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano) for stepping in at short notice to perform. She will be joined by Madelaine Newton and Kevin Whately (narrators) and Simon Lepper (piano) in the following programme:
- Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano
- Simon Lepper piano
- Kevin Whately narrator
- Madelaine Newton narrator
Mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately and pianist Simon Lepper present a programme of English and American stories in song and spoken word, with music interspersed by readings performed by Kitty's parents.
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In memory of Linda Burgess
We are very grateful to those of you who have chosen to support Wigmore Hall with a gift in your Will. All gifts matter. Please contact us if this is something you would like to do, we would love to hear from you. [email protected]
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Jonathan Dove (b.1959)
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All the Future Days
- The Siren
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All the Future Days
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Margaret Atwood
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Reading: Siren Song
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Reading: Siren Song
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Traditional
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Reading: The Great Silkie
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Reading: The Great Silkie
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Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
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The Seal Man
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The Seal Man
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John Masefield
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Reading: Sea Fever
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Reading: Sea Fever
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W B Yeats
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Reading: excerpt from The Stolen Child
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Reading: excerpt from The Stolen Child
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Judith Weir (b.1954)
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Songs from the Exotic
- The song of a girl ravished away by the fairies in South Uist
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Songs from the Exotic
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Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
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La Belle Dame sans merci
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La Belle Dame sans merci
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W B Yeats
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Reading: The Song of Wandering Aengus
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Reading: The Song of Wandering Aengus
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Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
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King David
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King David
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Wendell Berry
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Reading: The Peace of Wild Things
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Reading: The Peace of Wild Things
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John Clare
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Reading: In Hilly Wood
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Reading: In Hilly Wood
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Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
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Hermit Songs Op. 29
- St Ita's Vision
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Hermit Songs Op. 29
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Colm Toibin
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Reading: The Testament of Mary (extract)
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Reading: The Testament of Mary (extract)
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Samuel Barber
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Hermit Songs Op. 29
- The Crucifixion
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Hermit Songs Op. 29
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Tennyson (1809-1892)
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Reading: Lady Godiva
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Reading: Lady Godiva
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Juliana Hall (b.1958)
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Godiva: monodrama for mezzo-soprano and piano on a libretto by Caitlin Vincent
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Godiva: monodrama for mezzo-soprano and piano on a libretto by Caitlin Vincent
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Carol Ann Duffy
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Reading: Music
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Reading: Music
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Stephen Sondheim (b.1930)
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Passion
- I read
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Into the Woods
- Moments in the Woods
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Passion
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Carol Ann Duffy
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Reading: Little Red Cap
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Reading: Little Red Cap
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Angela Alaimo O’Donnell
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Reading: Glass Slipper Sonnet
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Reading: Glass Slipper Sonnet
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Stephen Sondheim
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Into the Woods
- On the Steps of the Palace
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Into the Woods
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Glynn Young
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Reading: Red Whistles at the Wolf
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Reading: Red Whistles at the Wolf
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Stephen Sondheim
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Into the Woods
- Children Will Listen
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Into the Woods
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