Northern Ireland Opera in partnership with The Playhouse presents SONGS & DANCES OF DEATH & KINDERTOTENLIEDER
Date: 27 October 2023
Venue: The Playhouse, 5-7 Artillery Street, Derry~Londonderry, County Londonderry, BT48 6RG
These songs explore the feelings and processes of grief and will be performed in German.
THE SALON SERIES Plugged In:
Performed by Mezzo-soprano Margaret Bridge and pianist Tristan Russcher. A set of five songs based around the work of the poet Rückert written after the death of two of his children.
These songs explore the feelings and processes of grief and will be performed in German.
Baritone Brendan Collins and pianist Tristan Russcher perform Mussorgsky's masterpiece, Songs and Dances of Death. This is a set of four songs: Lullaby, Serenade Trepak, and Field Marshall, each telling a story where Death is personified, appearing to four different people on the cusp of life and death, and will be performed in Russian.