William Shield Ten - Love, Lullabies and Longing in the Days of Shield

Name: William Shield Ten - Love, Lullabies and Longing in the Days of Shield
Start: 2026-10-16T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-16T14:15:00+01:00
Location: Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle

Schedule

Fri Oct 16 2026 at 01:00 pm to 02:15 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle | Newcastle upon Tyne, EN

Dive into the romance and tunes of William Shield’s era with love songs, lullabies, and heartfelt longing with Austin Gunn and John Treherne
About this Event

Love, Lullabies and Longing in the Days of William Shield

Austin Gunn is a prominent British tenor, vocal tutor, director and member of the professorial staff at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, London. He has performed extensively with major opera companies, orchestras and festivals throughout the UK and internationally. He directs Rocket Opera, which has contributed greatly to the William Shield Festival through its revivals of lost Shield operatic masterpieces. Today's recital features music by Miss Mellish, Henry Harrington, Charles Dibdin, William Shield and others.