Join baritone Ross Cumming in an exploration of the drama, passion, and mythology of ancient Greece as told through the powerful and ever-changing world of opera - from the heartbreak of Orpheus to the fiery vengeance of Medea.
Ross Cumming's career is taking off and this is a perfect opportunity to hear him up close and personal. This summer he sang the lead role in "A Matter of misconduct" for Scottish Opera both in Glasgow and at Opera Holland Park. He comes to this recital a few days after finishing a contract at Wexford International Festival singing Don Esteban in Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg. Described by the Guardian as "Clarion voiced "
With Francesca Lauri, piano.
Programme:
Vi ricorda, o boschi ombrosi (Monteverdi, L’Orfeo)
Orpheus and his Lute (Vaughan Williams, Art Song)
Recit - I Rage, I Melt, I Burn (O Ruddier than the Cherry) (Handel, Acis and Galatea)
Lieben, Hassen, Hoffen, Zagen (Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos)
Kleontes? Adrast? Wo bleibst du? (Strauss, Excerpt - Opening scene from Daphne, I will sing the 4 Shepherd roles.)
Dido’s Lament (Purcell, Dido & Aneas)
Leave me, Loathsome Light (Handel, Semele)
Wie Todesahnung…O, du mein holder Abendstern (Wagner,Tannhäuser)
Ach, wir Armen Leute (Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel)