A Crown of Dreams
Schedule
Tue Mar 21 2023 at 06:00 pm
Location
Melbourne Recital Centre | Melbourne, VI
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PRESENTED BYSongmakers Australia and Melbourne Recital Centre
ARTISTS
Merlyn Quaife, soprano
Christina Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Andrea Katz, piano
PROGRAM
Richard Wagner
Wesendonck Lieder WWV 91
Alban Berg
Piano Sonata Op.1
Sieben frühe Lieder
ABOUT THIS EVENT
This performance in Primrose Potter Salon presents passionate works from Wagner and Berg. Love is the greatest inspiration for poetry and songs. ‘To the Angel who has lifted me so high’ – with those words Wagner dedicated his only song cycle to his muse, poetess and paramour, Mathilde Wesendonck.
Berg’s Seven Early Songs were also inspired by the love in his life, his wife Helene. Emotionally and musically attached to the great German Romantic style, it reflects Berg’s obsession with driving back to the beginning.
ABOUT SONGMAKERS AUSTRALIA
Unique in the musical landscape of Australia, Songmakers Australia brings together some of the country’s leading singers and instrumentalists in a diverse repertoire comprising some of the pinnacles of all chamber music.
Under the artistic patronage of Graham Johnson, founding director of the acclaimed London-based Songmakers Almanac, pianist Andrea Katz teams with soprano Merlyn Quaife AM, mezzo-soprano Christina Wilson, tenor Brenton Spiteri and bass-baritone Nicholas Dinopoulos in inspired programs that feature a dynamic interplay of song and chamber music.
www.songmakersaustralia.com
TICKET PRICES
Standard $37 / Consession $30
Bookings and enquiries: (03) 9699 3333.
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Where is it happening?
Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank,Melbourne,VIC,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: