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Fleur Barron, Mezzo-soprano
Axelle Fanyo, Soprano
Julius Drake, piano

Two powerhouse voices — Grammy Award-winning soprano Axelle Fanyo and electrifying mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron — join internationally acclaimed pianist Julius Drake for a bold and theatrical journey through the Seven Deadly Sins.

From the biting wit of Weill and the sensual charm of Ravel to Broadway flair and the dark drama of Schoenberg, this eclectic programme spans art song, cabaret, and musical theatre. Mahler, Poulenc, Bernstein, Sondheim — and more — performed with fierce artistry and flair.

Seven sins. Countless thrills. One unforgettable evening.

Programme
PRIDE
Gustav Mahler
Lob des hohen Verstands

Kurt Weill
Stoltz

Maurice Ravel
Le paon

Margaret Bonds
I, too

LUST
Kurt Weill
Unzucht

Francis Poulenc
Violon

Cy Coleman
Lost and found

Rita Strohl
La Nuit

Alexander von Zemlinsky
Empfängnis
Entbietung

ENVY
Franz Schubert
An die Laute

Jean Sibelius
Flickan Komm

Charles Ives
Ich grolle nicht

Kurt Weill
Je ne t’aime pas

Johannes Brahms
Die Schwestern

Irving Berlin
Anything you can do, I can do better

Interval

GREED
Cole Porter
Who wants to be a millionaire

Arnold Schoenberg
Aus dem Spiegel von Arkadien

André Messager
J’ai deux Amants

WRATH
Arnold Schoenberg
Warnung

Kurt Weill
Surabaya Johnny

Manuel de Falla
Polo

SLOTH
Stephen Sondheim
The girls of summer

Claude Debussy
C’est l’extase langoureuse

Maurice Ravel
L’Indifférent

Erik Satie
Le chapelier

GLUTTONY
Kurt Weill
Alabama song

Franz Schubert
Trinklied

Leonard Bernstein
Rabbit at top speed

William Bolcom
Lime Jell-O Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise

Cole Porter
The tale of the oyster

George Gershwin
I got rhythm

Anna Lucia Richter, mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake, piano
Timothy Ridout, viola

Programme
Clara Schumann
Liebst du um Schönheit Op. 12 No. 2
Die stille Lotosblume Op. 13 No. 6
Er ist gekommen Op. 12 No. 1

Robert Schumann
Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42

Interval

Clara Schumann
Warum willst du and’re fragen Op. 12 No. 3
Am Strande
Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen Op. 13 No. 1

Robert Schumann
Liederkreis Op. 39
Reichardt
Hoffnung

Mendelssohn (Felix)
Schlafloser Augen Leuchte WoO. 4 No. 2

Mendelssohn (Fanny)
Hell soll der Ort der Seele sein

Robert Schumann
An den Mond Op. 95 No. 2

Clara Schumann
3 Romances Op. 11

Bruch
Klosterlied Op. 17 No. 3
Durch die wolkige Maiennacht Op. 97 No. 2

Franz
Ständchen Op. 17 No. 2
Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert Op. 6 No. 2

Liszt
Es muss ein Wunderbares sein S314
Muttergottes-Sträusslein zum Mai-Monate S316:
– Die Schlüsselblumen
Die tote Nachtigall S291

Mahler
Des Knaben Wunderhorn:
– Rheinlegendchen
– Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
– Lob des hohen Verstandes

Brahms
Regenlied Op. 59 No. 3
Von ewiger Liebe Op. 43 No. 1
Feldeinsamkeit Op. 86 No. 2

Joachim
Hebräische Melodien Op. 9

Brahms
2 Songs with viola Op. 91

Katrīna Paula Felsberga, Soprano
Julius Drake, Piano
Burghart Klaußner, Narrator

Programm

Friedrich Hölderlin
aus Am Tag der Freundschaftsfeier (1788)

Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944)
Zwei Hölderlin-Lieder (1943-44)
I. Sonnenuntergang
II. Der Frühling

Hanns Eisler
aus dem unveröffentlichten Vorwort zum
Hollywooder Liederbuch (1943)

Hanns Eisler (1898-1962)
aus Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente (Hollywooder Liederbuch, 1943)
I. An die Hoffnung
II. Andenken
III. Elegie 1943

Paul Hindemith
an den Lyriker Eduard Reinacher

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Sonnenuntergang
aus Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Friedrich Hölderlin

Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949)
Abbitte op. 29/1 (1921)

Benjamin Britten
aus dem Vorwort zur Oper The Rape of Lucretia (1946)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente op. 61 (1958)
I. Menschenbeifall
II. Die Heimat
III. Sokrates und Alcibiades
IV. Die Jugend
V. Hälfte des Lebens
VI. Die Linien des Lebens

– Pause –

Hanns Eisler
aus Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente
IV. Die Heimat

Friedrich Hölderlin
aus Hyperion (1796-98)

Hanns Eisler
zur Vertonung von Gedichten Hölderlins (1961)

V. An eine Stadt
VI. Erinnerung

Hermann Reutter (1900-1985)
aus Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Friedrich Hölderlin op. 67 (1946-47)
I. Sonnenuntergang
III. Lebenslauf

György Ligeti
über die Vertonung von Hölderlin-Texten (1984)

György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Der Sommer (1989)

Viktor Ullmann
Abendphantasie (1944)

Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake, piano

A passionate advocate for song and programme curation, Jennifer Johnston unveils The Golden Age of Hollywood with pianist Julius Drake this spring. This thoughtfully curated evening tells a remarkable story – how European composers, fleeing their homelands during the turbulent 1930s, transformed exile into opportunity, joining their American counterparts during the ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’. Widely regarded as one of Britain’s most commanding vocal talents, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston has carved out a distinguished career as a consummate interpreter of the monumental works of Mahler, Wagner, Britten, Beethoven, and Elgar, making her the soloist of choice for many of the world’s foremost orchestras and conductors. In 2021, Johnston was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Singer Award, honouring her “commitment and emotional force” in both performance and education and, beyond the stage, she is a passionate and articulate advocate for the Arts.

Programme
Korngold Sonett für Wien
Weill Youkali
Schoenberg Tauben von Gurre (Gurre-Lieder)
Eisler Hollywood; I Saw Many Friends
Castelnuovo-Tedesco Piccino Piccio; Ninna Nanna
Hermann I Have Dreamt (Wuthering Heights)
Korngold When You Are Gone (Tomorrow); Marietta’s Lied (Die tote Stadt)
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Rota Speak Softly, Love (The Godfather, unaccompanied)
Waxman A Place in the Sun (film of the same name)
Moross Another Day, Another Sunset (The Big Country)
Tiomkin The Green Leaves of Summer (The Alamo)
Rozsa The Falcon & The Dove (El Cid); Spellbound (film of the same name)
Steiner Devotion (Consolation Marriage); My Own True Love (Gone With The Wind)
Sherman Brothers Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins); Hushabye Mountain (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang); Fain I Know You (Sleeping Beauty); I’ll Be Seeing You (film of the same name); You Can Fly! (Peter Pan)
Washington When You Wish Upon A Star (Pinocchio)