36. Songs of the Stars: Lotte Betts-Dean & Sean Shibe
16 October 2020, 10:00pm - 11:00pm
A magical combination of music and artists in a stunning setting!
The Australian mezzo Lotte Betts-Dean enjoys a busy career in both the UK and Australia, is a former Oxford Lieder Young Artist, and has been described in Limelight Magazine as being ‘powerful and lyrical, exhibiting a masterly control of both vocal range and colour.’ She is joined by Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe, winner of a 2019 Gramophone Award, whose playing was described by The Times as ‘astonishing and adventurous… masterful, beautiful and convincing in every way.’
We are extremely grateful to Green Templeton College for allowing us access to the Radcliffe Observatory, which was the astronomical observatory of the University of Oxford from 1773 until 1934. In this amazing space, we also become star gazers as Lotte and Sean perform songs of the night and the stars by Dowland, Schubert, Britten, Mompou, de Falla, Debussy and Seiber.
This concert will be streamed completely live from the Radcliffe Observatory. Shortly afterwards, it will also be available to watch again (using the same ticket and link) until 1 November 2020. Click here for further information on how tickets will work this year.
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
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Programme
- John Dowland (1562 - 1626)
- Praeludium
- Sleep, wayward thoughts
- In darkness let me dwell (1610)
- Away with these self-loving lads (1597)
- Come, heavy Sleep (1597)
- Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
- The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex (from Gloriana) (1957)
- Bonny at Morn (from 'Folk Songs' - Volume 6) (1958)
- Cecil Sharp (1859 - 1924)
- Sweet Nightingale
- Federico Mompou (1893 - 1987)
- Coral (from Suite Compostelana)
- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
- Die Nacht (1816) D. deest
- Franz Schubert, arr. Hoppstock
- An den Mond (1816) D259 4–6.xii.1849
- Franz Schubert, arr. Diabelli
- Nacht und Träume (1823) D827
- Federico Mompou (1893 - 1987)
- Cuna (from Suite Compostelana)
- Paurillo Barroso, arr. Almeida (1894 - 1968)
- Para Ninar
- Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946)
- Nana (1914) from Siete canciones populares Españolas
- Homenaje - ‘Le tombeau de Debussy’
- Claude Debussy, arr. Hoppstock
- Les Angélus (1891) L76
- Romance: 'L’âme evaporée est souffrante' L79 no.1
- Mátyás Seiber (1905 - 1960)
- Réveillez-vous from Four French Folk Songs
Artists
Series
10 October 2020 | 10:00am