Edward Elgar meets Oscar Wilde

Gerald Finzi - It was a lover and his lass
Edward Elgar – 7 Lieder: Like to the Damask Rose
Oscar Wilde - “The Grave of Keats”
Elgar - Queen Mary’s Song
Wilde - “Sonnet: On Hearing the Dies Irae Sung in the Sistine Chapel”
Elgar - A Song of Autumn
Wilde - “Symphony in Yellow”
Elgar -The Poet’s Life
Wilde - “Helas!”
Elgar -Through the Long Days and Years
Wilde - “Silentium Amoris”
Elgar - Rondel
Wilde - “La Bella Donna della Mia Mente”
Elgar - The Shepherd’s Song
Wilde - “The Garden of Eros” (selections)
Wilde -"The Ballad of Reading Gaol" (selections)
Madeleine Dring - It was a lover and his lass
Chantefable: Mariana Rodrigues (soprano), Andrew Cowie (keyboard)

Chantefable’s hallmark is the integration of spoken poetry and music—not as separate forms, but as interwoven threads of one expressive fabric. The performance is immersive, theatrical in presence yet minimalist in production, adaptable to both traditional concert halls and more experimental black box or gallery settings.

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Host or Publisher Islington festival of music and art