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NI Opera's Festival of Voice 2021- Harty, Boyle, Rachmaninov and Elaine Agnew

Kathryn Rudge, Ben McAteer and Elizabeth Watts, accompanied by pianist Simon Lepper, sing Harty, Boyle, Rachmaninov and Agnew at Northern Ireland Opera's Festival of Voice 2021.

John Toal introduces the first of our programmes from this year鈥檚 NI Opera Festival of Voice recorded at Rosemary Street First Presbyterian Church in Belfast. Performances from mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge, baritone Ben McAteer and soprano Elizabeth Watts, all joined by pianist Simon Lepper in a celebration of music from the island of Ireland old and new.

Today鈥檚 programme includes music by Hamilton Harty, Ina Boyle, Rachmaninov and a new work by Belfast-based composer Elaine Agnew

Hamilton Harty: Scythe song; The Song of Glen Dun; Sea Wrack; By the Sea; The Lowlands of Holland; Fiddler of Dooney; Come, O come my life鈥檚 delight
Kathryn Rudge, mezzo-soprano
Simon Lepper, piano

Elaine Agnew: Eesti
Ben McAteer, baritone
Simon Lepper, piano

Ina Boyle: 3 Walter de la Mare songs
Ben McAteer, baritone
Simon Lepper, piano

Rachmaninov: Siren Op.21 No.5; Odinochestvo Op.21 No.6; Son Op.38 No.5; Zdes khorosho Op.21 No.7; Ya zhdu tebya Op.14 No.1; Oni otvetchali Op.21 No.4; Kakoye schastye Op.34 No.12
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
Simon Lepper, piano

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    Scythe Song

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Kathryn Rudge.
  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    The Song of Glen Dun

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Kathryn Rudge.
  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    Sea Wrack

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Kathryn Rudge.
  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    By the Sea

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Kathryn Rudge.
  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    The Lowlands of Holland

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Kathryn Rudge.
  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    The Fiddler of Dooney

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Kathryn Rudge.
  • Sir Hamilton Harty

    Come, O come, My Life's Delight

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Kathryn Rudge.
  • Elaine Agnew

    Eesti

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Ben McAteer.
  • Ina Boyle

    3 Songs of Walter de la Mare

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Ben McAteer.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Siren, No.5 from 12 Songs, Op.21

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Elizabeth Watts.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Otrivok iz - No.6 from 12 Songs, Op.21

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Elizabeth Watts.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Son - No.5 from 6 Songs, Op.38

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Elizabeth Watts.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Zdes' khorosho - No.7 from 12 Songs, Op.21

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Elizabeth Watts.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Ya zhdu tebya - No.1 from 12 Songs, Op.14

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Elizabeth Watts.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Oni otvechali - No.4 from 12 Songs, Op.21

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Elizabeth Watts.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Kakoye schast'ye - No.12 from 14 Songs, Op.34

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Elizabeth Watts.

Broadcast

  • Tue 19 Oct 2021 13:00