The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’

Name: The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’
Start: 2025-02-06T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-06T19:00:00+00:00
Location: St Paul’s Church Covent Garden

Schedule

Thu Feb 06 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

St Paul’s Church Covent Garden | London, EN

s lecture considers ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from Carousel (1945), perhaps Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most operatic song.
About this Event

This lecture considers ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from Carousel (1945). Perhaps Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most operatic song, it was originally written for Metropolitan Opera star Christine Johnson but has gone on to be recorded by artists as diverse as Elvis Presley and Marcus Mumford and sung at both the Last Night of the Proms and Liverpool Football Club.

This lecture will include live performances by international soprano and Grammy Award winner Rebecca Evans CBE.

A lecture by  Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh

This event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit:  gres.hm/operatic-showstopper

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