We hope you will enjoy this evening of songs composed mainly by and for women. It is presented by Polish Mezzo Soprano and opera singer, Hanna Hipp, with experienced accompanist Emma Abbate at the piano. The programme is as follows:
Clara Schumann – Sechs Lieder
Robert Schumann – Frauenliebe und Leben
Pauline Viardot – Hai Luli, Havanaise, Les Filles de Cadix
Francis Poulenc – Huit Chansons Polonaises
Amy Beach – Three Browning Songs
Madeleine Dring – Shakespeare Songs
Take, o take those lips away
It was a lover and his lass
Hanna is having a remarkable operatic career. Since her initial Jette Parker Award at the Royal Opera House, she has performed roles worldwide, and in the UK at Glyndebourne, Opera North, Scottish Opera, Garsington and English National Opera.
Lyrics and translations will be available.
