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

Assistant director Isabelle Kettle • Scenography and costumes Justin Nardella • Lighting Jean Kalman • Lighting collaboration Yves Caizergues • Artistic coordination – Cultural Projects Workshop Claire Andries

Tenor Ian Bostridge • Piano Julius Drake

Production Centre International de Créations Théâtrales / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
Co-production Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, 
Premiered at the Theatre Royal Bath, Ustinov Studio (2024).

Deborah Warner, an internationally recognized theatre and opera director, has continued to push the boundaries of theatre and redefine the vocabulary of the stage through a body of work marked by raw energy and sharp intelligence. For the staging of Winterreise, Franz Schubert’s last great lieder cycle, she frees the performers, Ian Bostridge, a long-time enthusiast of this cycle and author of a fascinating and captivating book – “Schubert’s Winter Journey – Anatomy of an Obsession”, and Julius Drake, a key musician of the Lundis Musicaux de l’Athénée, from the constraints of a traditional recital to offer them a much wider range of artistic and scenic acting. A deeply moving work, a striking theatrical and musical experience.

Assistant director Isabelle Kettle • Scenography and costumes Justin Nardella • Lighting Jean Kalman • Lighting collaboration Yves Caizergues • Artistic coordination – Cultural Projects Workshop Claire Andries

Tenor Ian Bostridge • Piano Julius Drake

Production Centre International de Créations Théâtrales / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
Co-production Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, 
Premiered at the Theatre Royal Bath, Ustinov Studio (2024).

Deborah Warner, an internationally recognized theatre and opera director, has continued to push the boundaries of theatre and redefine the vocabulary of the stage through a body of work marked by raw energy and sharp intelligence. For the staging of Winterreise, Franz Schubert’s last great lieder cycle, she frees the performers, Ian Bostridge, a long-time enthusiast of this cycle and author of a fascinating and captivating book – “Schubert’s Winter Journey – Anatomy of an Obsession”, and Julius Drake, a key musician of the Lundis Musicaux de l’Athénée, from the constraints of a traditional recital to offer them a much wider range of artistic and scenic acting. A deeply moving work, a striking theatrical and musical experience.

Assistant director Isabelle Kettle • Scenography and costumes Justin Nardella • Lighting Jean Kalman • Lighting collaboration Yves Caizergues • Artistic coordination – Cultural Projects Workshop Claire Andries

Tenor Ian Bostridge • Piano Julius Drake

Production Centre International de Créations Théâtrales / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
Co-production Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, 
Premiered at the Theatre Royal Bath, Ustinov Studio (2024).

Deborah Warner, an internationally recognized theatre and opera director, has continued to push the boundaries of theatre and redefine the vocabulary of the stage through a body of work marked by raw energy and sharp intelligence. For the staging of Winterreise, Franz Schubert’s last great lieder cycle, she frees the performers, Ian Bostridge, a long-time enthusiast of this cycle and author of a fascinating and captivating book – “Schubert’s Winter Journey – Anatomy of an Obsession”, and Julius Drake, a key musician of the Lundis Musicaux de l’Athénée, from the constraints of a traditional recital to offer them a much wider range of artistic and scenic acting. A deeply moving work, a striking theatrical and musical experience.

Assistant director Isabelle Kettle • Scenography and costumes Justin Nardella • Lighting Jean Kalman • Lighting collaboration Yves Caizergues • Artistic coordination – Cultural Projects Workshop Claire Andries

Tenor Ian Bostridge • Piano Julius Drake

Production Centre International de Créations Théâtrales / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
Co-production Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, 
Premiered at the Theatre Royal Bath, Ustinov Studio (2024).

Deborah Warner, an internationally recognized theatre and opera director, has continued to push the boundaries of theatre and redefine the vocabulary of the stage through a body of work marked by raw energy and sharp intelligence. For the staging of Winterreise, Franz Schubert’s last great lieder cycle, she frees the performers, Ian Bostridge, a long-time enthusiast of this cycle and author of a fascinating and captivating book – “Schubert’s Winter Journey – Anatomy of an Obsession”, and Julius Drake, a key musician of the Lundis Musicaux de l’Athénée, from the constraints of a traditional recital to offer them a much wider range of artistic and scenic acting. A deeply moving work, a striking theatrical and musical experience.

Assistant director Isabelle Kettle • Scenography and costumes Justin Nardella • Lighting Jean Kalman • Lighting collaboration Yves Caizergues • Artistic coordination – Cultural Projects Workshop Claire Andries

Tenor Ian Bostridge • Piano Julius Drake

Production Centre International de Créations Théâtrales / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
Co-production Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, 
Premiered at the Theatre Royal Bath, Ustinov Studio (2024).

Deborah Warner, an internationally recognized theatre and opera director, has continued to push the boundaries of theatre and redefine the vocabulary of the stage through a body of work marked by raw energy and sharp intelligence. For the staging of Winterreise, Franz Schubert’s last great lieder cycle, she frees the performers, Ian Bostridge, a long-time enthusiast of this cycle and author of a fascinating and captivating book – “Schubert’s Winter Journey – Anatomy of an Obsession”, and Julius Drake, a key musician of the Lundis Musicaux de l’Athénée, from the constraints of a traditional recital to offer them a much wider range of artistic and scenic acting. A deeply moving work, a striking theatrical and musical experience.

Assistant director Isabelle Kettle • Scenography and costumes Justin Nardella • Lighting Jean Kalman • Lighting collaboration Yves Caizergues • Artistic coordination – Cultural Projects Workshop Claire Andries

Tenor Ian Bostridge • Piano Julius Drake

Production Centre International de Créations Théâtrales / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
Co-production Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, 
Premiered at the Theatre Royal Bath, Ustinov Studio (2024).

Deborah Warner, an internationally recognized theatre and opera director, has continued to push the boundaries of theatre and redefine the vocabulary of the stage through a body of work marked by raw energy and sharp intelligence. For the staging of Winterreise, Franz Schubert’s last great lieder cycle, she frees the performers, Ian Bostridge, a long-time enthusiast of this cycle and author of a fascinating and captivating book – “Schubert’s Winter Journey – Anatomy of an Obsession”, and Julius Drake, a key musician of the Lundis Musicaux de l’Athénée, from the constraints of a traditional recital to offer them a much wider range of artistic and scenic acting. A deeply moving work, a striking theatrical and musical experience.

Günther Groissböck, bass
Julius Drake, piano

In this matinee recital, enjoy a rare Carnegie Hall appearance by Austrian bass Günther Groissböck, one of the world’s leading opera and lied singers. Accompanied by the exemplary Julius Drake, Groissböck performs selected works—including some rarities—by 19th-century master composers of song, including R. Schumann, Rott, Bruckner, Wolf, G. Mahler, and R. Strauss. The opportunity to witness this extraordinary singer—recently called “a revelation” at the Metropolitan Opera (The New York Times)—in his Zankel Hall recital debut is not to be missed.
Part of: Great Singers II: Jula Goldwurm Pure Voice Series

Program
R. SCHUMANN “Blondels Lied,” Op. 53, No. 1
R. SCHUMANN “Die feindlichen Brüder,” Op. 49, No. 2
R. SCHUMANN “Belsatzar,” Op. 57
R. SCHUMANN “Die beiden Grenadiere,” Op. 49, No. 1

ROTT “Der Sänger”
ROTT “Geistergruß”
ROTT “Wanderers Nachtlied”

BRUCKNER “Im April,” WAB 75
BRUCKNER “Herbstkummer,” WAB 72
BRUCKNER “Mein Herz und deine Stimme,” WAB 79

WOLF Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo

R. STRAUSS “Heimliche Aufforderung,” Op. 27, No. 3
R. STRAUSS “Zueignung,” Op. 10, No. 1
R. STRAUSS “Allerseelen,” Op. 10, No. 8
R. STRAUSS “Befreit,” Op. 39, No. 4

G. MAHLER Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Günther Groissböck, bass
Julius Drake, piano

A commanding presence on the opera stage and a recitalist of the highest order, Austrian bass Günther Groissböck owns a voice of exceptional richness and warmth. His programme with regular duo partner Julius Drake includes Brahms’s late take on life’s transience and Shostakovich’s symphonic song cycle, first performed eight months before the composer’s death 50 years ago.

Programme

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
4 Serious Songs Op. 121

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Liederkreis Op. 39

INTERVAL

HANS PFITZNER (1869-1949)
4 Lieder Op. 32

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145

Axelle Fanyo, soprano
Julius Drake, piano

French soprano Axelle Fanyo is making her mark in the vocal world with her eclectic curiosity and charismatic, beautiful voice. She is joined by pianist Julius Drake, who enjoys an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field.

“A perfectly mastered technique that she skillfully puts at the service of the sensitive.” Anaclase (France)
“The pianist Julius Drake, a collaborator gifted with sensitive phrasing and insight.” The New York Times

RAVEL Shéhérazade
Vaughan WILLIAMS Songs of Travel
MESSIAEN Trois Mélodies
MESSIAEN Poèmes pour Mi
BOLCOM Cabaret Songs

Axelle Fanyo, soprano
Julius Drake, piano

One of the most promising singers of her generation, French soprano Axelle Fanyo has been praised by Renée Fleming for her “charismatic, beautiful voice [of] real star quality.” In her PCMS debut program with the “unfailingly eloquent and supportive” pianist Julius Drake (The Telegraph), Fanyo explores the master and apprentice relationship between two pioneering European composers, Arnold Schoenberg and Olivier Messaien, and their American protegés, John Cage and William Bolcom.

Master & Apprentice
Schoenberg: Four Songs, Op. 2
Schoenberg: Brettl-Lieder (Sel.)
Cage: Aria (a capella)
Messiaen: Trois Mélodies
Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi (Sel.)
Bolcom: Cabaret Songs (Sel.)

Axelle Fanyo, soprano
Julius Drake, piano

French soprano Axelle Fanyo is making her mark in the vocal world with her eclectic curiosity and charismatic, beautiful voice. She is joined by pianist Julius Drake, who enjoys an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field.

“A perfectly mastered technique that she skillfully puts at the service of the sensitive.” Anaclase (France)
“The pianist Julius Drake, a collaborator gifted with sensitive phrasing and insight.” The New York Times

RAVEL Shéhérazade
Vaughan WILLIAMS Songs of Travel
MESSIAEN Trois Mélodies
MESSIAEN Poèmes pour Mi
BOLCOM Cabaret Songs

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

Lied und Lyrik: Eduard Mörike

Christoph Prégardien, Tenor
Julius Drake, Piano
Udo Samel, Recitation

Program
Eduard Mörike
Selected Poems and Texts
Readings in German
Settings by Robert Schumann, Pauline Viardot, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Hans Pftitzner, Otmar Schoeck, and others

In the fall of 2021, Christoph Prégardien, Udo Samel, and curator Julius Drake launched the Lied und Lyrik series with a musical and literary tribute to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Now the three artists are back to explore the works of Eduard Mörike, who even in his own lifetime was called the most important successor to the master from Weimar. In readings and musical settings from the 19th and 20th centuries, they invite the audience to discover the unexpected and the mysterious beneath the Biedermeier façade of Mörike’s verses.

Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake, piano

One of the leading mezzo-sopranos of our time is back in Frankfurt, where she thrilled audiences with Sesto (role debut) in La clemenza di Tito, Charlotte inWerther, Marguerite, in a new La damnation de Faust, and Sara in concert performances of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux, for this recital with her friend and accompanist Julius Drake, with whom she gave two other unforgettable recitals here. This British artist is a regular guest at leading houses in Europe and the USA, singing roles including Carmen, Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Lucretia (The Rape of Lucretia), Ariodante, Xerxes, Agrippina, Ruggiero (Alcina), Dejanira (Hercules), Madame de Croissy, Mère Marie (Dialogues des Carmélites) and Cassandra (Les Troyens). Much sought-after as a Lieder singer she appears regularly in recital at venues including the Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Konzerthaus in Vienna and Concertgebouw in Amsterdam – there are lots of prize-winning recordings to choose from, full of thrilling and profound interpretations of Lieder you love. Alice Coote received an OBE for her services to music in 2018.

Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake, piano

The Rebellious Recital

“Music is the ultimate boundary breaker,” says Alice Coote, “so why are we still performing and experiencing it in tightly sealed genres or categories? Why are we being so divisive with music?” In her recital, for which she is joined by Julius Drake, the mezzo­-soprano explores unexpected paths and presents a kaleidoscopic program highlighting multiple traditions, eras, and styles from Bach to Joni Mitchell. “For this concert, we have tried to juxtapose works that say some of the things that we possibly all feel, irrespective of ‘genre’”.

Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Wagner, Hugo Wolf, Irving Berlin, Francis Poulenc, Burt Bacharach, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, and others

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