Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre
Siobhan Stagg + Quatuor Agate + Jonathan Ware
Through Eve’s eyes.
Australia's luminous soprano Siobhan Stagg returns home with an exploration that reframes creation through feminine eyes. In this Melbourne exclusive, Stagg joins pianist Jonathan Ware and Quatuor Agate to trace feminine creation from medieval mysticism to contemporary awakening.
At the evening's heart lies Gabirel Fauré's ambitious Chanson d'Ève, a song cycle that tells Genesis through Eve's wonder-filled perspective. Surrounding this centrepiece, Hildegard von Bingen's ancient visions dialogue with urgent new voices: Anna Korsun's Last Flight, Anne Cawrse's pointed Advice to a Girl, plus works by David Hirschfelder and Andrew Ford that pulse with contemporary relevance.
As Stagg's voice weaves through string textures and piano's intimate companion, the power of musical storytelling emerges. With ancient wisdom meeting modern questioning, experience the artistic communion between audience and performer.
Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval). Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.
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Artists
Siobhan Stagg soprano
Quatuor Agate string quartet
Jonathan Ware piano
Program
Hildegard von Bingen
O vis aeternitatis
Gabriel Fauré
La Chanson d'Ève
Anna Korsun
Last Flight
Anne Cawrse
Advice to a Girl
Ernest Chausson
Chanson perpétuelle, Op.37
Hildegard von Bingen
o quam mirabilis est
John Rodgers
Failure of communication
Gabriel Fauré
La bonne chanson Op.61
viii. N'est-ce pas?
ii. Puisque l'aube grandit
v. J'ai presque peur, en verite
David Hirschfelder
To A Child
Andrew Ford
After the Visitors
Jean Sibelius
Luonnotar, Op.70
Nikolai Medtner
The Angel, Op.1 bis
7 Poems, Op.46
i. Praeludium
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