Mysteries of the Macabre
Barbara Hannigan soprano/director
Richard Watkins horn
Jacqueline Shave leader/director
Ryan Wigglesworth conductor*
Rossini Overture to The Silken Ladder*
Mozart Vado, ma dove? O dei, K583
Mozart Un moto di gioia K579
Mozart Misera, dove son – Ah, non son io che parlo, K369
Ligeti Concert Românesc*
Rossini Overture to Il Signor Bruschino*
Mozart Five Contradanses, K609
Weber Concertino for Horn and Orchestra*
Ligeti (arr. Elgar Howarth) Mysteries of the Macabre
A favourite among opera audiences, Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan has also received much acclaim for her performances of works by Hungarian composer, György Ligeti. She has sung his Mysteries of the Macabre, a tour de force for soprano and orchestra across the world and in this concert performs it alongside Ligeti’s energy-fuelled Concert Românesc. Two spirited Rossini overtures, some of Mozart’s most popular songs and Weber’s virtuosic Concertino for Horn make up the rest of this captivating programme.
“The chamber orchestra served as accompaniment to one of the best vocal performances on a New York stage in quite some time…This is singing as an extreme sport, and Ms Hannigan was nothing short of electrifying.”
An excerpt of Barbara singing Mysteries of the Macabre with the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Simon Rattle
In Conversation
Dates
Norwich
Sunday 28 November
7.30pm
Box Office: 01603 630000
Cambridge
Monday 29 November
8.00pm
Box Office: 01223 357851
London
Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tuesday 30 November
7.30pm
Box Office: 0844 875 0073
