Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Sunday 08 March 2026 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Programme to include: | ||
| Works by Strozzi, Barbara (1619-1677) | ||
| Works by Caccini, Francesca (1587-1640) | ||
| Works by Sessa, Claudia (1570-1619) | ||
| Works by Wallen, Errollyn (b. 1958) |
Performers
| Nardus Williams | Soprano |
| Elizabeth Kenny | Archlute, Theorbo |
| Dame Mary Beard | Speaker |
To celebrate International Women’s Day, soprano Nardus Williams, lutenist Elizabeth Kenny and classicist and historian Mary Beard present a programme exploring the theme of ‘Women and Power’. This relationship is addressed through an interweaving of music for voice and lute, with discussion on topics ranging from Sappho to women’s solidarity.
The programme includes music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini and Claudia Sessa, with poetry from Nossis to Carol Ann Duffy, and features a new setting of the Eurydice myth as a rebuttal or ‘anti-lament’, by Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen.
Tickets: £40 £37 £33 £27 £18
General sale for this event will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 7 October.
