Shakespeare In Song

Lauderdale House, Waterlow House, Highgate Hill
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This event ended on Friday 3rd of February 2017
Admission
Standard - £12.00
Concessions - £10.00
Venue Information
Lauderdale House
Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, N6 5HG
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Archway 0.45 miles

18 songs 14 Composers 10 Plays 1 Playwright

A song recital exploring love, lust, power and decay. Four centuries of the bard's songs, interwoven with spoken poetry from his sonnets and plays.

Shakespeare's plays and poetry have inspired the finest composer's of songs. Traditional Elizabethan settings will be performed alongside timeless arrangements by Purcell, Quilter, Finzi, Schubert and Haydn.
Female composers Dring and Maconchy, together with contemporary settings by Korngold, Horovitz and Tippett.

Contralto: Lucy Stevens
Pianist: Elizabeth Marcus

Tags: Music

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