4. The Nixie of the Mill-Pond: Clara Barbier Serrano & Joanna Kacperek

Music by Robert and Clara Schumann, Purcell and Debussy.

Clara Barbier Serrano and Joanna Kacperek have chosen The Nixie of the Mill-pond as their tale around which to build their programme. They write:

Two women weave the story of this tale together : they are responsible for the kidnapping of a young hunter, the despair of his wife and their destiny. Why do witches, nixies, lorelei do what they do? We take a musical journey unwrapping the story from the points of view of these two magical women, their experiences, choices and hopes. Through the symbols of the full moon, dreams, a comb, a flute and a spinning wheel, the tale not told emerges: a reflection on beauty, creation, music and friendship.

This programme includes songs by Robert and Clara Schumann, Purcell, and Debussy, as well as Spanish and Argentinian folksongs.